There are six elongate mineral particles (EMPs) corresponding to specific dimensional and
morphological criteria, known as asbestos. Responsible for health issues including …

For the first time, the hazardous chrysotile was valorized as an aggregate in radiation
shielding concrete (RSC). This was accomplished through its amalgamation with two …

As with the six regulated asbestos minerals (chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, anthophyllite,
tremolite, and actinolite), the zeolite mineral, erionite, can exhibit a fibrous morphology …

A different type of defect, the coherency disclination, is added to disclination types.
Disconnections that include disclination content are considered. A criterion is suggested to …

Chrysotile, the most common serpentine polymorph, represents one of the most hazardous
mine wastes known for its associated health risks. For the first time, chrysotile mine waste …

Inhalation of mineral fibres is associated with the onset of an inflammatory activity in the
lungs and the pleura responsible for the development of fatal malignancies. It is known that …

Sustainable serpentine/polyamide nanocomposite (SP/PAM) was fabricated using malicious
mining (serpentine chrysotile, SP Ctl) and industrial (polyamide, PA6) wastes via the electro …

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 …

Micro‐Raman spectroscopy (μ‐RS) has been used to characterize mineralogical phases of
corroded iron materials, buried in lagoon‐like and calcarenitic hypogea environments. A set …

The environmental impact of natural occurrences of asbestos (NOA) and asbestos-like
minerals is a growing concern for environmental protection agencies. The lack of shared …