ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHRYSOTILE
From chryso- + Greek tilos something plucked, shred, thread, from tillein to pluck.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHRYSOTILE»
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Rock-forming Minerals in Thin Section
Distinguishing features: chrysotile is also finegrained and fibrous; Mg-chlorite has
anomalous interference colours, lower ... Paragenesis: with olivine and/or
enstatite or bronzite. diallage, chrysotile and magnetite; chrysotile, talc,
magnesite to ...
Hans Pichler, Cornelia Schmitt-Riegraf, 1997
Table 30-7 shows the percentage of deaths due to mesothelioma in various
occupationally exposed populations, and it is evident that chrysotile exposure is
associated with a much lower mesothelioma rate than is amosite or crocidolite ...
William M. Thurlbeck, Andrew Churg, 1995
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Distribution of Orally Administered
Chrysotile Asbestos in ...
Kusum Patel-Mandlik. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Number 1 Statistical difference
in the fiber levels retained by baboon tissues - comparisons between each two
tissues. 2 A cluster of chrysotile asbestos fibers recovered in the spleen of test ...
Kusum Patel-Mandlik, 1980
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Mineral Fibers and Health
In one laboratory, it was observed that greater tumor production occurred in
shorter time periods in animals exposed to harsh chrysotile fibers as compared to
animals exposed to soft chrysotile fibers. The hypothesis advanced was that the ...
F.D.K. Liddell, Klara Miller, 1991
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Asbestos: Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and Health Effects, ...
The.nonfibrous.forms.of.this.serpentine.mineral.are.lizardite.and.antigorite..As.
compared.with.the. amphiboles,.the.chrysotile.fiber.is.generally.finer.with.high.
flexibility.and.good.heat.resistance.. Chrysotile.is.commonly.referred.to.as.white ...
Ronald F. Dodson, Samuel P. Hammar, 2011
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Pathology of Malignant Mesothelioma
Asbestos occurs in two major mineralogic groups: the amphiboles (of which
amosite and crocidolite constitute the major commercial forms) and chrysotile [27]
. Over recent decades, chrysotile comprised about 95% of world asbestos ...
Francoise Galateau-Sallé, 2010
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Dispute Settlement Reports 2001: Volume 8, Pages 3303-4047
changeably. the first in the manufacture of chrysotile-cement, the three others in
manufacturing fibro-cement.518 Chrysotile-cement and fibro-cement are used in
the manufacture of products such as pipes, pipe fittings (casings, bends, sealing
...
World Trade Organization, 2004
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Environmental and Occupational Medicine
As clearance rates for chrysotile are much more rapid than for amphibole
asbestos fibers, it is not surprising that the lung fiber burden at any time after
exposure to a mixture of fiber types will reflect the amphiboles more so than the
chrysotile (3 ...
William N. Rom, Steven B. Markowitz, 2007
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Environmental Toxicants: Human Exposures and Their Health ...
contrast, the lung burdens in rats exposed to both Quebec and Zimbabwe
chrysotile rose much more slowly during exposure, and seemed to decline after
12 months, even with further exposure. The biopersistence of chrysotile fibers
from other ...
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Asbestos and its Diseases
Mesotheliomas occur rarely among persons exclusively exposed to “chrysotile”
and it is currently believed that “pure” chrysotile does not cause the neoplasm (
Berman and Crump, 2004). Although a number of cases of MM have been ...
Department of Pathology University of Vermont John E. Craighead Professor Emeritus & Former Chair, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHRYSOTILE»
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chrysotile is used in the context of the following news items.
Industry lauds federal government's updated asbestos position
The government's official site no longer says chrysotile – a common type of ... of unnecessary exposures to Canadian chrysotile asbestos.". «Journal of Commerce, Jul 15»
Dundee Sustainable Technologies Inc. Establishes Technological …
... the CED Quebec Economic Development Program's Canadian Economic Diversification Initiative for Communities Reliant on Chrysotile. «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
EDITORIAL: Ottawa's shameful record on asbestos
The Tories long maintained the fiction that chrysotile asbestos — which happened to be what Canada used to export — was less dangerous ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
10 health stories that mattered this week
Gone are claims that chrysotile is "less potent" than other types of asbestos and that "significant quantities" of the carcinogen must be inhaled to ... «CMAJ, Jul 15»
Asbestos update: How Health Canada's advice has changed
The website also no longer states that chrysotile -- the type of asbestos mined in Canada for decades – does less health damage than other ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
Ottawa reverses stand on health risks of asbestos in 'landmark shift'
Among the shifts, the site no longer says one form of asbestos – chrysotile, the type that Canada mined and exported for years that is still most ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
Orbite Collaborates With NRC on HPA Benchmarking in Lithium-Ion …
... kaolin, nepheline, bauxite, red mud, fly ash as well as serpentine residues from chrysotile processing sites. Orbite is currently in the process ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
Santé Canada raffermit discrètement sa position sur les risques liés …
Auparavant, le ministère de la Santé décrivait le chrysotile comme une fibre « moins puissante et qui cause moins de dommages aux poumons ... «Le Devoir, Jul 15»
Mr Fluffy: Frequently asked questions to Asbestos Response Taskforce
The most common asbestos types used in Australia were chrysotile (white asbestos), amosite (brown asbestos) and crocidolite (blue asbestos). «ABC Online, Jun 15»
Orbite Receives Australian Patent
... kaolin, nepheline, bauxite, red mud, fly ash as well as serpentine residues from chrysotile processing sites. Orbite is currently in the process ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
