کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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575439 | 1453052 | 2016 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Assessment of asbestos exposure during a simulated agricultural activity in the proximity of the former asbestos mine of Balangero, Italy
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کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه
مهندسی شیمی
بهداشت و امنیت شیمی
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چکیده انگلیسی
The natural occurrence of asbestos (NOA) in rural areas is a serious concern for human health and the dispersion route of asbestos in the proximity of natural asbestos-rich settings has been marginally evaluated so far. NOA may affect air, but also water and soil quality. In rural areas population may be exposed to asbestos with a largely unknown impact on human health. This work investigates the potential exposure of a farmer cultivating a field nearby the largest former asbestos mine of Western Europe (Balangero, Italy). The concentration of waterborne asbestos in the stream used to water the field was measured (ca. 2Â ÃÂ 105 fibers per liter, ff/L) and the cultivated ultramafic topsoil characterized, evidencing a remarkable occurrence of chrysotile. The worker's personal exposure and the environmental fiber dispersion during a simulated agricultural activity (tillage) were quantified in two independent trials. During the trials, the worker was exposed to average concentrations of 16 and 26Â ff/L, with a peak of 40Â ff/L. These data inform about the possible exposure of an agricultural worker to asbestos concentration higher than the accepted threshold of 2Â ff/L. The release of asbestos fibers into the environment was negligible (0-2Â ff/L).
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Hazardous Materials - Volume 308, 5 May 2016, Pages 321-327
Journal: Journal of Hazardous Materials - Volume 308, 5 May 2016, Pages 321-327
نویسندگان
Francesco Turci, Sergio Enrico Favero-Longo, Claudia Gazzano, Maura Tomatis, Laura Gentile-Garofalo, Massimo Bergamini,