Amphiboles: Environmental and Health Concerns

Research Article| October 01, 2007 Amphiboles: Environmental and Health Concerns Mickey E. Gunter; Mickey E. Gunter Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho, 83844-3022, U.S.A., mgunter@uidaho.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elena Belluso; Elena Belluso Dipartimento di Scienze Mineralogiche e Petrologiche, CNR – Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, sez. di Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, I-10100 Torino, Italy, elena.belluso@unito.it Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Annibale Mottana Annibale Mottana Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche Largo S. Leonardo Murialdo 1, I-00146 Roma RM, Italy mottana@uniroma3.it Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2007) 67 (1): 453–516. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2007.67.12 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Mickey E. Gunter, Elena Belluso, Annibale Mottana; Amphiboles: Environmental and Health Concerns. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2007;; 67 (1): 453–516. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2007.67.12 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search In this chapter, we turn our attention to an issue that is often not based on rational science, but about fear—the issue of asbestos. As the geological community is well aware, all asbestos are minerals, and thus naturally formed; yet in the public arena, many people believe asbestos is something manufactured by humans and that one fiber is enough to kill you if inhaled. It is the intent of this chapter to provide background information for members of differing communities, be they mineralogists, geologists, medical researchers, regulatory workers, or legal professionals to better understand amphibole-related health and environmental issues. This... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.