amphibole asbestos

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amphibole asbestos

Collective term for three highly fibrous (asbestiform) varieties of amphibole: crocidolite, amosite, and actinolite. All have long, silky to splintery fibres with appreciable tensile strength and are of economic importance as asbestos.

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No references found			The Chrysotile Institute, a nonprofit organization funded by the Canadian government, maintains that chrysotile is not as toxic as amphibole asbestos. Chrysotile on ice by Renner, Rebecca / Environmental Health Perspectives The median amphibole asbestos fiber counts for all subjects irrespective of fibrosis were 16 million fibers per gram of dry lung tissue for a naval dockyard cohort and 106 million fibers per gram of dry lung tissue for an asbestos product factory cohort (19,20); their respective standardized mortality ratios were 84 (not elevated) and 210 (more than doubling of risk). The 'Helsinki Criteria' for attribution of lung cancer to asbestos ... by Gibbs, Allen; Attanoos, Richard Luther; Churg, Andrew; Weill, Hans / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine The amphibole asbestos has different physical and chemical properties from chrysotile, states a Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) report. Asbestos claims rising by Larmour, Adelle / Northern Ontario Business			Ampharetidae Ampharetinae amphetamine Amphi-Atlantic Distribution of Organisms Amphi-Pacific Distribution of Organisms Amphiaraüs amphiarthrosis amphiaster Amphibia Amphibian Amphibicorisae Amphibioidei amphibiotic amphibious amphibious assault landing model amphibious assault ship amphibious command ship Amphibious Crossing Means amphibious mine Amphibious Tank amphibious tractor amphibious warfare amphiblastic cleavage amphiblastula amphibole amphibole asbestos Amphiboles amphibolic amphibolic pathway Amphibolidae Amphibolite amphibolite facies amphibolization Amphiborealic Distribution of Organisms amphicarpic Amphichelydia amphichrome Amphicoela amphicoelous amphicribral amphicryptophyte Amphictyony Amphicyonidae amphicytula amphid amphidetic amphidiploid Amphidiscophora Amphidiscosa amphidromic amphidromic point			Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch Amphibious vehicles Amphibious warfare Amphibious warfare Amphibious warfare Amphibious Warfare Operation Amphibious Warfare School/Strategy Amphibious warfare ships Amphibious Warfare Tactical Trainer Amphibious Warfare Technology Amphibious Warfare Technology Directorate Amphibious Warfare/All Weather Amphibious Warping Tug amphibious withdrawal amphibiously amphibiously amphibiousness amphibiousness Amphibische Technische Dienst Amphibische Technische Eenheid Amphibium Amphiblastic amphiblastic cleavage amphiblastula amphiblastula Amphibola crenata amphibole amphibole amphibole amphibole amphibole asbestos amphibole group Amphiboles Amphiboles amphibolic amphibolic amphibolic amphibolic amphibolic fistula amphibolic pathway amphibolic pathway amphibolic pathway amphibolic pathway amphibolic stage amphibolic stage amphibolic stage amphibolic stage Amphibolidae amphibolies Amphibolips amphibolite amphibolite Amphibolite (1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica) Amphibolite (1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica) Amphibolite Facies Amphibolite Facies amphibolitic amphibolitic amphibolization Amphibological Amphibological

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