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Chrysotile Asbestos (Paperback)
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Chrysotile Asbestos (Paperback)
Series: Environmental Health Criteria, v. 203
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This book evaluates the risks to human health and the environment
posed by exposure to chrysotile asbestos. Also referred to as white
asbestos, chrysotile is a naturally occurring fibrous hydrated
magnesium silicate mineral having many commercial applications.
Chrysotile is released to the environment from industrial sources.
In addition, natural weathering of serpentine rock results in
emissions to air and water. Although the health risks associated
with mixed exposures to the main commercial forms of asbestos
(crocidolite, amosite, and chrysotile) are well known, the
evaluation was undertaken in response to the continuing widespread
production and use of chrysotile following the International Labour
Organisation's recommendation to discontinue the use of crocidolite
asbestos, and taking into consideration that amosite is virtually
no longer exploited. The asbestos cement industry is singled out as
by far the largest current global user of chrysotile fibres. Main
applications include the production of corrugated sheets, flat
sheets and building boards, slates, moulded goods, including
low-pressure pipes, and high-pressure water pipes.Chrysotile is
also used, in much smaller quantities, in the manufacturing of
friction products, gaskets, and asbestos paper.
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