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Santana HA, Ruviaro AS, Ribeiro DV, Cilla MS, Walkley B, M R Dias C. Thermally-treated asbestos-cement wastes as supplementary precursor for geopolymeric binders: CO 2 emission and properties. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2024; 182:225-236. [PMID: 38677140 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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This article explores the impact of thermally treated asbestos-cement waste (ACWT) on metakaolin-based geopolymers, using liquid sodium silicate (LSS) and liquid potassium silicate (LKS) as alkali activators. Through statistical mixture design, various formulations were tested for rheological parameters, mineralogical composition, efflorescence mass, electrical conductivity, compressive strength, and CO2 emissions. Formulations with sodium silicate exhibited higher yield stress compared to those with potassium silicate, while flash setting occurred in LKS-activated mixtures with high ACWT content. Alkali activator content significantly affected mechanical strength and leachate electrical conductivity. CO2 emissions were higher for LKS-activated formulations but lower for those with more ACWT. Finally, by incorporating ACWT, it was possible to optimize the formulations, resulting in high compressive strength, reduced free ions, and reduced negative environmental impact.
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- Henrique A Santana
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom.
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- Laboratory of Application of Nanotechnology in Civil Construction (LabNANOTEC), Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil.
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology (DCTM)/ Federal University of Bahia, Rua Aristides Novis 02, Federação. 40210-630 Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology (DCTM)/ Federal University of Bahia, Rua Aristides Novis 02, Federação. 40210-630 Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology (DCTM)/ Federal University of Bahia, Rua Aristides Novis 02, Federação. 40210-630 Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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Singh S. Mapping soil trace metal distribution using remote sensing and multivariate analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2024; 196:516. [PMID: 38710964 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12682-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Trace metal soil contamination poses significant risks to human health and ecosystems, necessitating thorough investigation and management strategies. Researchers have increasingly utilized advanced techniques like remote sensing (RS), geographic information systems (GIS), geostatistical analysis, and multivariate analysis to address this issue. RS tools play a crucial role in collecting spectral data aiding in the analysis of trace metal distribution in soil. Spectroscopy offers an effective understanding of environmental contamination by analyzing trace metal distribution in soil. The spatial distribution of trace metals in soil has been a key focus of these studies, with factors influencing this distribution identified as soil type, pH levels, organic matter content, land use patterns, and concentrations of trace metals. While progress has been made, further research is needed to fully recognize the potential of integrated geospatial imaging spectroscopy and multivariate statistical analysis for assessing trace metal distribution in soils. Future directions include mapping multivariate results in GIS, identifying specific anthropogenic sources, analyzing temporal trends, and exploring alternative multivariate analysis tools. In conclusion, this review highlights the significance of integrated GIS and multivariate analysis in addressing trace metal contamination in soils, advocating for continued research to enhance assessment and management strategies.
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- Swati Singh
- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India.
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Magherini L, Avataneo C, Capella S, Lasagna M, Bianco C, Belluso E, De Luca DA, Sethi R. Mobility of crocidolite asbestos in sandy porous media mimicking aquifer systems. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 458:131998. [PMID: 37421855 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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Asbestos is widely recognized as being a carcinogen when dispersed in air, but very little is known about its exposure pathways in water and its subsequent effects on human health. Several studies have proved asbestos presence in groundwater but failed to assess its mobility in aquifer systems. This paper aims to fill this gap by studying the transport of crocidolite, an amphibole asbestos, through sandy porous media mimicking different aquifer systems. To this purpose, two sets of column test were performed varying the crocidolite suspension concentration, the quartz sand grain size distribution, and the physicochemical water parameters (i.e., pH). The results proved that crocidolite is mobile in quartz sand due to the repulsive interactions between fibres and porous media. The concentration of fibres at the outlet of the column were found to decrease when decreasing the grain size distribution of the porous medium, with a bigger impact on highly concentrated suspensions. In particular, 5-to-10-µm-long fibres were able to flow through all the tested sands while fibres longer than 10 µm were mobile only through the coarser medium. These results confirm that groundwater migration should be considered a potential exposure pathway while implementing human health risk assessment.
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- Leonardo Magherini
- Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125 Turin, Italy; "G. Scansetti" Interdepartmental Center for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125 Turin, Italy; "G. Scansetti" Interdepartmental Center for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125 Turin, Italy; "G. Scansetti" Interdepartmental Center for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Turin, Italy; Geosciences and Earth Resources (IGG) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Operational Unit of Turin, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy; Clean Water Center (CWC), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy.
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Petriglieri JR, Pavan C, Holian A, Turci F. Editorial: Inorganic particles and fibres: integrating minero-chemistry and hazard assessment for eco-exposome development. Front Chem 2023; 11:1233846. [PMID: 37465360 PMCID: PMC10352076 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1233846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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- Jasmine Rita Petriglieri
- “G Scansetti” Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- “G Scansetti” Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Louvain Centre for Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Center for Environmental Health Science, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, United States
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- “G Scansetti” Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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Petriglieri JR, Barale L, Viti C, Ballirano P, Belluso E, Bruno MR, Campopiano A, Cannizzaro A, Fantauzzi M, Gianchiglia F, Montereali MR, Nardi E, Olori A, Piana F, Tomatis M, Rossi A, Skogby H, Pacella A, Turci F. From field analysis to nanostructural investigation: A multidisciplinary approach to describe natural occurrence of asbestos in view of hazard assessment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 457:131754. [PMID: 37276694 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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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 sampling and analytical procedures hinders effectively addressing this issue. To investigate the hazard posed by NOA, a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses geology, mineralogy, chemistry, and toxicology is proposed and demonstrated here, on a natural occurrence of antigorite from a site in Varenna Valley, Italy. Antigorite is, together with chrysotile asbestos, one of the serpentine polymorphs and its toxicological profile is still under debate. We described field and petrographic analyses required to sample a vein and to evaluate the NOA-hazard. A combination of standardized mechanical stress and automated morphometrical analyses on milled samples allowed to quantify the asbestos-like morphology. The low congruent solubility in acidic simulated body fluid, together with the toxicity-relevant surface reactivity due to iron speciation, signalled a bio-activity similar or even greater to that of chrysotile. Structural information on the genetic mechanism of antigorite asbestos-like fibres in nature were provided. Overall, the NOA site was reported to contain veins of asbestos-like antigorite and should be regarded as source of potentially toxic fibres during hazard assessment procedure.
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- Jasmine R Petriglieri
- "G. Scansetti" Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy; Department of Earth Sciences, University of Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, I-10125 Torino, Italy; Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, National Research Council (CNR) of Italy, Torino, Italy
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- "G. Scansetti" Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy; Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, National Research Council (CNR) of Italy, Torino, Italy
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- University of Siena, Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, Via Laterina 8, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy; Rectoral Laboratory Fibres and Inorganic Particulate, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- "G. Scansetti" Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy; Department of Earth Sciences, University of Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Epidemiology, Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Lamezia Terme, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Epidemiology, Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), via Fontana Candida 1, 00078 Monte Porzio Catone, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Epidemiology, Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), via Fontana Candida 1, 00078 Monte Porzio Catone, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, INSTM Research Unit, University of Cagliari, I-09042 Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Italian National Agency for New Technologies, ENEA, Casaccia Research Centre, via Anguillarese 301, I-00123 S. Maria di Galeria, Roma, Italy
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, ISPRA, via Vitaliano Brancati 48, 00144 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Epidemiology, Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), via Fontana Candida 1, 00078 Monte Porzio Catone, Rome, Italy
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- "G. Scansetti" Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy; Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, National Research Council (CNR) of Italy, Torino, Italy
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- "G. Scansetti" Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy; Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, INSTM Research Unit, University of Cagliari, I-09042 Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
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- Swedish Museum of Natural History, Department of Geosciences, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
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- "G. Scansetti" Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy; Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, National Research Council (CNR) of Italy, Torino, Italy; Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, I-10125 Torino, Italy.
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Avataneo C, Capella S, Luiso M, Marangoni G, Lasagna M, De Luca DA, Bergamini M, Belluso E, Turci F. Waterborne asbestos: Good practices for surface waters analyses. Front Chem 2023; 11:1104569. [PMID: 36762195 PMCID: PMC9905445 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1104569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Asbestos occurrence has been mainly monitored in air so far and only limitedly considered in other matrices, such as water. Waterborne asbestos could originate from natural or anthropogenic sources, leading to non-conventional exposure scenarios. It could be a secondary source of airborne asbestos in case of water-to-air migration, particularly in case of surface moving water, such as in rivers and streams. The scarce attention dedicated to waterborne asbestos has led to a considerable fragmentation in regulatory approaches regarding the study of water samples possibly contaminated by mineral fibres. In this context, this study has been designed to test the reliability of an existing analytical method devoted to natural waters investigations. Following the operational protocol issued by the Piedmont (Italy) Environmental Protection Agency, Scanning Electron Microscopy analyses have been performed on a standard sample of waterborne chrysotile, mimicking stream water. The investigations have been performed by different operators and using different analytical setups, to verify whether the method applied has a good interlaboratory reproducibility and which could be the most error-prone analytical steps. Three data sets have been obtained on the same sample, showing a low reproducibility among each other. Possible reasons causing this discrepancy have been discussed in detail and good practices to perform reliable analyses on surface water samples containing asbestos have been proposed to help the regulatory organs to better define analytical protocols.
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- Chiara Avataneo
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy,“G. Scansetti” Interdepartmental Center for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Turin, Turin, Italy,*Correspondence: Chiara Avataneo,
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy,“G. Scansetti” Interdepartmental Center for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- RSA Srl, Società per il Risanamento e lo Sviluppo Ambientale dell’ex miniera di amianto di Balangero e Corio, Balangero, TO, Italy
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- RSA Srl, Società per il Risanamento e lo Sviluppo Ambientale dell’ex miniera di amianto di Balangero e Corio, Balangero, TO, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- RSA Srl, Società per il Risanamento e lo Sviluppo Ambientale dell’ex miniera di amianto di Balangero e Corio, Balangero, TO, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy,“G. Scansetti” Interdepartmental Center for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Turin, Turin, Italy,Operational Unit of Turin, Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources (IGG), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Turin, Italy
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- “G. Scansetti” Interdepartmental Center for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, University of Turin, Turin, Italy,Operational Unit of Turin, Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources (IGG), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Turin, Italy,Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Maulida PT, Kim JW, Jung MC. Environmental Assessment of Friable Asbestos from Soil to Air Using the Releasable Asbestos Sampler (RAS). TOXICS 2022; 10:748. [PMID: 36548581 PMCID: PMC9782100 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10120748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The objectives of this study are to examine the feasibility of the releasable asbestos sampler (RAS) equipment for laboratory tests as an alternative to activity-based sampling (ABS), and to apply the equipment controlled by wind velocity and water contents in the field to asbestos-contaminated soils. Two asbestos-contaminated mines (the Jecheon mine and the Jongmin-ri mine) were selected. At each mine, 21 surface soils (0~15 cm) were sampled, the asbestos concentrations were analyzed, and then three representative sites, containing 0.25%, 0.50%, and 0.75% of asbestos in soils, were chosen to evaluate the amount of releasable asbestos by the modified RAS with wind velocity and water contents. The results showed that the levels of releasable asbestos from soil to air increased with higher wind velocities and lower water content. In addition, the application of risk assessment of releasable asbestos in the soils as an alternative to the activity-based sampling (ABS) method was established at each site, and an estimation of the excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) was also calculated. According to the calculation, the estimated ELCR values did not exceed the threshold value (1 × 10-4) in the Jecheon mine for all the soils, while some samples from the Jongmin-ri mine exceeded the threshold value. Therefore, proper remediation work is needed to control friable asbestos from soils to air in the vicinity of the mines.
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Xiang Z, Huang S, Zhao LL, Zhang Z, Chen K, Cao W, Zheng K, Yan X. Base-catalyzed H/D exchange of polychlorinated biphenyls. Tetrahedron Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2022.154200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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