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dc.contributor.authorBerry, Terri-Ann
dc.contributor.authorBelluso, E.
dc.contributor.authorVigliaturo, R.
dc.contributor.authorGiere, R.
dc.contributor.authorEmmett, E.A.
dc.contributor.authorTesta, J.R.
dc.contributor.authorSteinhorn, Gregor
dc.contributor.authorWallis, Shannon
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-31T00:46:14Z
dc.date.available2022-05-31T00:46:14Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-29
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/5714
dc.description.abstractThere are six elongate mineral particles (EMPs) corresponding to specific dimensional and morphological criteria, known as asbestos. Responsible for health issues including asbestosis, and malignant mesothelioma, asbestos has been well researched. Despite this, significant exposure continues to occur throughout the world, potentially affecting 125 million people in the workplace and causing thousands of deaths annually from exposure in homes. However, there are other EMPS, such as fibrous/asbestiform erionite, that are classified as carcinogens and have been linked to cancers in areas where it has been incorporated into local building materials or released into the environment through earthmoving activities. Erionite is a more potent carcinogen than asbestos but as it is seldom used for commercial purposes, exposure pathways have been less well studied. Despite the apparent structural and chemical similarities between asbestos and fibrous erionite, their health risks and exposure pathways are quite different. This article examines the hazards presented by EMPs with a particular focus on fibrous erionite. It includes a discussion of the global locations of erionite and similar hazardous minerals, a comparison of the multiple exposure pathways for asbestos and fibrous erionite, a brief discussion of the confusing nomenclature associated with EMPs, and considerations of increasing global mesothelioma cases.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Instituteen_NZ
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectelongate mineral particles (EMPs)en_NZ
dc.subjectmesotheliomaen_NZ
dc.subjectasbestiform mineralsen_NZ
dc.subjectcarcinogenicityen_NZ
dc.subjectasbestos contaminationen_NZ
dc.subjecterionite and malignant mesothelioma (MM)en_NZ
dc.subjectenvironmental remediationen_NZ
dc.titleAsbestos and other hazardous fibrous minerals: Potential exposure pathways and associated health risksen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
dc.date.updated2022-05-26T14:30:03Z
dc.rights.holder© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.en_NZ
dc.identifier.doidoi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074031en_NZ
dc.subject.marsden410404 Environmental managementen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden410599 Pollution and contamination not elsewhere classifieden_NZ
dc.subject.marsden4206 Public healthen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationBerry, T-A., Belluso, E., Vigliaturo, R., Giere, R., Emmett, E.A., Testa, J.R., Steinhorn, G., & Wallis, S.L. (2022). Asbestos and other hazardous fibrous minerals: Potential exposure pathways and associated health risks. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074031en_NZ
unitec.publication.spage1en_NZ
unitec.publication.lpage17en_NZ
unitec.publication.volume19en_NZ
unitec.publication.issue7en_NZ
unitec.publication.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen_NZ
unitec.peerreviewedyesen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Torinoen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Pennsylvaniaen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationFox Chase Cancer Centeren_NZ
unitec.identifier.roms68491en_NZ
unitec.identifier.roms68519
unitec.publication.placeBasel, Switzerlanden_NZ
unitec.institution.studyareaNatural Sciencesen_NZ


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