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

• 主要な著者: Pietro Comba (著者), Salvatore Scondotto (著者), Loredana Musmeci (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Istituto Superiore di Sanità.
• 主題: 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...