Asbestos in soil and water: A review of analytical techniques and methods

S Malinconico, F Paglietti, S Serranti, G Bonifazi… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review the main standard and novel analytical techniques and methods for sampling,
sample preparation, detection and quantification of asbestos in soil and water are described …

[HTML][HTML] Upcycling of mechanically treated silicate mine tailings as alkali activated binders

P Perumal, H Niu, J Kiventerä, P Kinnunen… - Minerals …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mining activity is inevitable in human societies, and thus, disposal of mining waste in a
proper and effective way is crucial to preserving our environment. In this context, studies on …

Occurrence of asbestos in soils: State of the art

C Ricchiuti, A Bloise, R Punturo - Episodes Journal of International …, 2020 - episodes.org
In the last decades, it has been widely demonstrated the risk to human health related to
asbestos fibres exposure. Many studies have mainly focused on the mineralogical and …

[HTML][HTML] Structural collapse in phlogopite mica-rich mine tailings induced by mechanochemical treatment and implications to alkali activation potential

H Niu, P Kinnunen, H Sreenivasan, E Adesanya… - Minerals …, 2020 - Elsevier
The alkali activation of mine tailings is of interest to diminish the impoundment storage of
large waste stream from mining industry. However, most of the mine tailings, like phosphate …

Characterisation of asbestos-containing wastes by thermal analysis

R Kusiorowski, A Gerle, M Kujawa, A Śliwa… - Journal of Thermal …, 2024 - Springer
The study examined building materials containing asbestos, which have been considered
hazardous waste for several years. Samples were taken from various places in Poland. The …

Investigation of long-term ageing effect on the thermal properties of chicken feather fibre/poly (lactic acid) biocomposites

T Akderya, U Özmen, BO Baba - Journal of Polymer Research, 2020 - Springer
In this study, the effects of long-term natural atmospheric ageing on the thermal properties of
chicken feather fibre reinforced poly (lactic acid) biocomposite materials having chicken …

On the thermal breakdown of tremolite: A new method for distinguishing between asbestos and non-asbestos tremolite samples

A Bloise - Journal of Materials Science, 2023 - Springer
Tremolite asbestos is classified as a carcinogenic substance because it can cause a number
of diseases when inhaled. The tremolite breakdown temperature reported in the literature …

Thermal inertization of amphibole asbestos modulates Fe topochemistry and surface reactivity

A Pacella, M Tomatis, C Viti, A Bloise, L Arrizza… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study discloses the morphological and chemical-structural modifications that occur
during thermal degradation of amphibole asbestos. Low-iron tremolite and iron-rich …

Characterization of Talcose Rocks Derived from Serpentinite—Pilot Study in the Ultramafic Complex of Cabo Ortegal (Spain) for Potential Use and Commercialization

D Pereira, T Rivas, AJ López, A Ramil, A Bloise - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cabo Ortegal, in Spain, was declared a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2023. An ultramafic
complex makes it a geologically exciting unit, where many research works have been …

Electrical, microstructural and physical characteristics of talc-based cordierite ceramics

A Yahya, AM Soltan, R Mahani, B El-Kaliouby… - Silicon, 2023 - Springer
The aim of this work is to study the effect of various talc rocks for the preparation of talc-
based cordierite ceramics. Raw talc and sintered cordierite-based ceramic samples (1000 …