The fibres with fluoro-edenitic composition in Biancavilla (Sicily, Italy): health impact and clues for environmental remediation

• Principais autores: Pietro Comba (Autor), Salvatore Scondotto (Autor), Loredana Musmeci (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Istituto Superiore di Sanità.
• Assuntos: article
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Subsequently to the observation of a localized excess of mortality from malignant pleural neoplasms in the town of Biancavilla (Sicily), previously unknown amphibolic fibres with fluoro-edenitic composition were detected as naturally occurring soil contaminants. Less then two years after the initial...