Research on Amphibole Asbestos

The National Library of Medicine's indexers, who file every article in PubMed under subject headings (MeSH), filed 520 studies in our library under “Asbestos, Amphibole”. The indexing is NLM's, not ours. For what these studies mean for people exposed, read our page on amphibole asbestos. Each entry links to the study on PubMed and to its journal's page in our library, where you can read the abstract.

2020s

• Naturally occurring asbestos and its possible environmental and health implications in the Basilicata region (Southern Italy). A. Bloise, P. Ballirano, I. Fuoco, et al. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 2026;48(9). PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Assessment of asbestos exposure in Kyrgyzstan through analysis of raw and processed materials, air samples and human lung tissue. Z. Kurzhunbaeva, R. Vigliaturo, G.P. Servetto, et al. Scientific Reports 2025;15(1):25114. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Associated minerals in chrysotile deposits and their potential health risks. E.J. Chatfield. Frontiers in Public Health 2025;13:1583469. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Comparative analysis of asbestos body and fiber content in formalin-fixed vs. paraffin-embedded lung tissue. B.K. Kuhn, B. Vrugt, A. Low, et al. Frontiers in Public Health 2025;13:1590802. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Comparison of various methodological approaches to model asbestos thresholds for mesothelioma. J.E. Goodman, A. Korchevskiy, A.G. Wylie. Frontiers in Public Health 2025;13:1569343. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Evaluation of the genotoxic and transformation potential induced by asbestos compared to cleavage fragments. S. La Maestra, G.M. Militello, S. Alberti, et al. Scientific Reports 2025;15(1):3613. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• In vitro cyto- and geno-toxicity of asbestiform erionite from New Zealand. S. Scarfì, V. Almonti, S. Mirata, et al. Environmental Research 2025;265:120415. PubMed · Publisher
• Marble Waste Dump Yard in Rajasthan, India Revealed as a Potential Asbestos Exposure Hazard. R. Singh, S. Fitzgerald, R. Dada, et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2025;22(2). PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Size-dependent retention of elongate mineral particles in human lungs: modeling and implications for risk assessment. A. Korchevskiy, R. Attanoos, A.G. Wylie. Frontiers in Public Health 2025;13:1646016. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• 3D printed polylactic acid/polyethylene glycol/bredigite nanocomposite scaffold enhances bone tissue regeneration via promoting osteogenesis and angiogenesis. S. Salehi, H. Ghomi, S.A. Hassanzadeh-Tabrizi, et al. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2024;281(Pt 1):136160. PubMed · Publisher
• 3D-printed bredigite scaffolds with ordered arrangement structures promote bone regeneration by inducing macrophage polarization in onlay grafts. Y. Xuan, Y. Guo, L. Li, et al. Journal of Nanobiotechnology 2024;22(1):102. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• A review of the mesotheliogenic potency of cleavage fragments found in talc. E. Miller, E.M. Beckett, D. Cheatham, et al. Toxicology and Industrial Health 2024;40(7):398-424. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Amphibole asbestos as an environmental trigger for systemic autoimmune diseases. J.C. Pfau, B. McLaurin, B.J. Buck, et al. Autoimmunity Reviews 2024;23(7-8):103603. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Bredigite-Based Bioactive Nerve Guidance Conduit for Pro-Healing Macrophage Polarization and Peripheral Nerve Regeneration. Y. Xuan, L. Li, X. Yin, et al. Advanced Healthcare Materials 2024;13(8):e2302994. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Concordance between CDKN2A homozygous deletion and MTAP immunohistochemical loss in fluoroedenite-induced pleural mesothelioma: An immunohistochemical and molecular study on a single-institution series. G. Broggi, M. Massimino, M. Failla, et al. Pathology, Research and Practice 2024;259:155350. PubMed · Publisher
• Elongated particulate burden in an individual who died of mesothelioma and had an occupational history as a talc "mucker". R.F. Dodson, J. Moline, C.D. Salinas, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2024;36(3):205-216. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• Environmental asbestos exposure from nephrite jade mining and lung cancer. H.Y. Yang, S. Furuya, N. Toyama. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan Yi Zhi 2024;123(7):796-801. PubMed · Publisher
• Geological and mineralogical characterization of fibrous tremolite from Iacolinei quarry (Basilicata, Italy). A. Pacella, P. Ballirano, M.C. Di Carlo, et al. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 2024;46(11):429. PubMed · Publisher
• Low Exposures to Amphibole or Serpentine Asbestos in Germline Bap1-mutant Mice Induce Mesothelioma Characterized by an Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment. Y. Kadariya, E. Sementino, M. Ruan, et al. Cancer Research Communications 2024;4(4):1004-1015. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Mineralogical investigation of asbestos contamination of soil near old vermiculite processing plant in Honolulu, Hawai'i. S. Chornkrathok, M. Carbone, H. Yang, et al. Environmental Pollution 2024;356:124350. PubMed · Publisher
• Pleural mesothelioma from fluoro-edenite exposure: PACAP and PAC1 receptor. A preliminary report. C. Lombardo, G. Maugeri, A.G. D'Amico, et al. European Journal of Histochemistry 2024;68(2). PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Recognizing the pleura in asbestos-related pleuropulmonary disease: Known and new manifestations of pleural fibrosis. A. Miller. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2024;67(1):73-80. PubMed · Publisher
• A postmortem case control study of asbestos burden in lungs of malignant mesothelioma cases. S.D. Visonà, B. Bertoglio, C. Favaron, et al. Journal of Translational Medicine 2023;21(1):875. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• An updated evaluation of reported no-observed adverse effect levels for chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite asbestos for lung cancer and mesothelioma. E.M. Beckett, A. Abelmann, B. Roberts, et al. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 2023;53(10):611-657. Review PubMed · Publisher
• An updated review of diffuse mesothelioma of the pleura - A sentinel health event of potential elongate mineral particle pathogenicity. S.R. Smith. Environmental Research 2023;230:115608. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestiform fibers and cleavage Fragments: Conceptual approaches for differentiation in laboratory practice and data analysis. E.J. Chatfield. Environmental Research 2023;230:114529. PubMed · Publisher
• Association between Asbestos Exposure and the Incidence of Kidney Cancer: a Weight-of-Evidence Evaluation and Meta-analysis. F.W. Lee, Y.H. Chen, N.D. Tran, et al. Current Environmental Health Reports 2023;10(4):394-409. Meta-analysis · Review PubMed · Publisher
• Characterization of elongate mineral particles including talc, amphiboles, and biopyriboles observed in mineral derived powders: Comparisons of analysis of the same talcum powder samples by two laboratories. M.S. Sanchez, M. McGrath-Koerner, B.D. McNamee. Environmental Research 2023;230:114791. PubMed · Publisher
• Dimensions of elongate mineral particles and cancer: A review. A.G. Wylie, A.A. Korchevskiy. Environmental Research 2023;230:114688. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Discriminant analysis of amphiboles: Additional considerations. D.R. Van Orden. Environmental Research 2023;230:114579. PubMed · Publisher
• Fluoro-edenite non-neoplastic diseases in Biancavilla (Sicily, Italy): pleural plaques and/or pneumoconiosis?. C. Bruno, R. Di Stefano, V. Ricceri, et al. Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2023;59(3):187-193. PubMed · Publisher
• Immunohistochemical expression of cAMP in fluoroedenite‑induced malignant pleural mesothelioma: Preliminary results. G. Broggi, V. Filetti, G. Magro, et al. Molecular Medicine Reports 2023;28(1). PubMed · Publisher
• Journey to the centre of the lung. The perspective of a mineralogist on the carcinogenic effects of mineral fibres in the lungs. A.F. Gualtieri. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2023;442:130077. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Lung asbestos fiber burden analysis: effects of the counting rules for legal medicine evaluations. A.B. Somigliana, P.G. Barbieri, A. Cavallo, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2023;35(11-12):300-307. PubMed · Publisher
• Manufactured doubt and the EPA 2020 chrysotile asbestos risk assessment. J.M. Dement, D. Loomis. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2023;66(7):543-553. PubMed · Publisher
• Mechanisms and shapes of causal exposure-response functions for asbestos in mesotheliomas and lung cancers. L.A. Cox, K.T. Bogen, R. Conolly, et al. Environmental Research 2023;230:115607. PubMed · Publisher
• Microbe-Mineral Interactions between Asbestos and Thermophilic Chemolithoautotrophic Anaerobes. J.K. Choi, R. Vigliaturo, R. Gieré, et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2023;89(6):e0204822. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Natural mineral fibers: conducting inhalation toxicology studies - part A: Libby Amphibole aerosol generation and characterization method development. A. Wang, A. Gupta, M.D. Grimm, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2023;35(7-8):201-213. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Natural mineral fibers: conducting inhalation toxicology studies-part B: development of a nose-only exposure system for repeat-exposure in vivo study of Libby amphibole aerosol. A. Wang, A. Gupta, M.D. Grimm, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2023;35(7-8):214-229. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Nucleation of naturally occurring calcic amphibole asbestos. M. Misseri. Environmental Research 2023;230:114940. PubMed · Publisher
• Preparation and characterization of different micro/nano structures on the surface of bredigite scaffolds. C. Qin, D. Che, D. Liu, et al. Scientific Reports 2023;13(1):9072. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Quantitative assessment of mesothelioma and lung cancer risk based on Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM) estimates of fibre exposure: an update of 2000 asbestos cohort data. L. Darnton. Environmental Research 2023;230:114753. Meta-analysis PubMed · Publisher
• Size characteristics of asbestiform fibers in lung tissue of animals that grazed in areas rich in ophiolitic outcrops in Central Calabria (Southern Italy). M.R. Bruno, A. Cannizzaro, A. Olori, et al. The Science of the Total Environment 2023;856(Pt 1):159061. PubMed · Publisher
• The 3D-Printed Ordered Bredigite Scaffold Promotes Pro-Healing of Critical-Sized Bone Defects by Regulating Macrophage Polarization. Y. Xuan, L. Li, C. Zhang, et al. International Journal of Nanomedicine 2023;18:917-932. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• The Epidemiological Surveillance of Mesothelioma Mortality in Italy as a Tool for the Prevention of Asbestos Exposure. L. Fazzo, G. Minelli, M. De Santis, et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023;20(11). PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Toxicological and epidemiological approaches to carcinogenic potency modeling for mixed mineral fiber exposure: the case of fibrous balangeroite and chrysotile. A.A. Korchevskiy, A.G. Wylie. Inhalation Toxicology 2023;35(7-8):185-200. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Anthophyllite asbestos from Staten Island, New York: Longitudinal fiber splitting. M. Germine, J.H. Puffer. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health 2022;77(4):268-275. PubMed · Publisher
• Case-fatality study of workers and residents with radiographic asbestos disease in Libby, Montana. A. Miller, C.B. Black, G. Loewen, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2022;65(3):196-202. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Dimensional characteristics of the major types of amphibole mineral particles and the implications for carcinogenic risk assessment. A.A. Korchevskiy, A.G. Wylie. Inhalation Toxicology 2022;34(1-2):24-38. PubMed · Publisher
• Evaluation of asbestos exposure resulting from simulated application of spiked talcum powders. E.W. Miller, B. Roberts, K. Keeton, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2022;34(13-14):380-398. PubMed · Publisher
• Fabrication of functional and nano-biocomposite scaffolds using strontium-doped bredigite nanoparticles/polycaprolactone/poly lactic acid via 3D printing for bone regeneration. A. Nadi, M. Khodaei, M. Javdani, et al. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2022;219:1319-1336. PubMed · Publisher
• Fiber burden and asbestos-related diseases: an umbrella review. J.M. Ramada Rodilla, B. Calvo Cerrada, C. Serra Pujadas, et al. Gaceta Sanitaria 2022;36(2):173-183. Systematic review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Holton et al., Characterization of asbestos exposures associated with the use of facial makeups. Risk Analysis, 42, 2129-2139. M.M. Finkelstein. Risk Analysis 2022;42(10):2140-2141. Letter PubMed · Publisher
• Job Exposure Matrix for Chrysotile Asbestos Fibre in the Asbestos Cement Manufacturing (ACM) Industry in Zimbabwe. B. Mutetwa, D. Moyo, D. Brouwer. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022;19(5). PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Nanoscale transformations of amphiboles within human alveolar epithelial cells. R. Vigliaturo, M. Jamnik, G. Dražić, et al. Scientific Reports 2022;12(1):1782. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• The composition of heavy minerals of the sandy lands, Northeast China and their implications for tracing detrital sources. L. Sun, Y. Xie, C. Kang, et al. PloS One 2022;17(10):e0276494. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• The health effects of short fiber chrysotile and amphibole asbestos. D.M. Bernstein. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 2022;52(2):89-112. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Adaption of Lung Fibroblasts to Fluoro-Edenite Fibers: Evaluation of Molecular and Physiological Dynamics. A.C.E. Graziano, C. Ledda, C. Loreto, et al. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry 2021;55(3):327-343. PubMed · Publisher
• ATG7 immunohistochemical expression in malignant pleural mesothelioma. A preliminary report. V. Rapisarda, G. Broggi, R. Caltabiano, et al. Histology and Histopathology 2021;36(12):1301-1308. PubMed · Publisher
• Dimensional determinants for the carcinogenic potency of elongate amphibole particles. A.A. Korchevskiy, A.G. Wylie. Inhalation Toxicology 2021;33(6-8):244-259. PubMed · Publisher
• Evaluation of Deposition and Clearance of Asbestos (Detected by SEM-EDS) in Lungs of Deceased Subjects Environmentally and/or Occupationally Exposed in Broni (Pavia, Northern Italy). S.D. Visonà, S. Capella, S. Bodini, et al. Frontiers in Public Health 2021;9:678040. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Immunohistochemical Expression of Serine and Arginine-Rich Splicing Factor 1 (SRSF1) in Fluoro-Edenite-Induced Malignant Mesothelioma: A Preliminary Study. G. Broggi, G. Angelico, V. Filetti, et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021;18(12). PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• In vitro toxicity of fibrous glaucophane. A.F. Gualtieri, A. Zoboli, M. Filaferro, et al. Toxicology 2021;454:152743. PubMed · Publisher
• In-vitroassessment of β-tricalcium phosphate/bredigite-ciprofloxacin (CPFX) scaffolds for bone treatment applications. F.M. Nakhaee, M. Rajabi, H.R. Bakhsheshi-Rad. Biomedical Materials 2021;16(4). PubMed · Publisher
• Investigation of applying chitosan coating on antibacterial and biocompatibility properties of bredigite/titanium dioxide composite scaffolds. S. Ghasemi, H. Ghomi. Journal of Biomaterials Applications 2021;36(3):406-418. PubMed · Publisher
• Late Inflammation Induced by Asbestiform Fibers in Mice Is Ameliorated by a Small Molecule Synthetic Lignan. R. Badger, K. Park, R.A. Pietrofesa, et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2021;22(20). PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• A computational study of the interactions between anthocyans and cyclodextrins. R. Pop, A. Căta, M.N. Ștefănuț, et al. Zeitschrift Für Naturforschung. C, a Journal of Biosciences 2020;75(11-12):433-441. PubMed · Publisher
• An In vivo Immunohistochemical Study on MacroH2A.1 in Lung and Lymph-Node Tissues Exposed to an Asbestiform Fiber. C. Loreto, C. Lombardo, R. Caltabiano, et al. Current Molecular Medicine 2020;20(8):653-660. PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos-related cancers: the 'Hidden Killer' remains a global threat. N. van Zandwijk, G. Reid, A.L. Frank. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy 2020;20(4):271-278. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Defense and protection mechanisms in lung exposed to asbestiform fiber: the role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor and heme oxygenase-1. C. Loreto, R. Caltabiano, A.C.E. Graziano, et al. European Journal of Histochemistry 2020;64(2). PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Differential responses of murine alveolar macrophages to elongate mineral particles of asbestiform and non-asbestiform varieties: Cytotoxicity, cytokine secretion and transcriptional changes. T.O. Khaliullin, E.R. Kisin, S. Guppi, et al. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 2020;409:115302. PubMed · Publisher
• Follow-Up of the Libby, Montana Screening Cohort: A 17-Year Mortality Study. T.C. Larson, L. Williamson, V.C. Antao. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2020;62(1):e1-e6. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Frequent homozygous deletion of Cdkn2a/2b in tremolite-induced malignant mesothelioma in rats. Y. Okazaki, N. Misawa, S. Akatsuka, et al. Cancer Science 2020;111(4):1180-1192. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Malignant mesothelioma following repeated exposures to cosmetic talc: A case series of 75 patients. T.S. Emory, J.C. Maddox, R.L. Kradin. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2020;63(6):484-489. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Modeling mesothelioma risk factors from amphibole fiber dimensionality: mineralogical and epidemiological perspective. A.G. Wylie, A. Korchevskiy, A.M. Segrave, et al. Journal of Applied Toxicology 2020;40(4):515-524. PubMed · Publisher
• Modulation of microRNA expression levels after naturally occurring asbestiform fibers exposure as a diagnostic biomarker of mesothelial neoplastic transformation. V. Filetti, L. Falzone, V. Rapisarda, et al. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2020;198:110640. PubMed · Publisher
• Prostate Cancer and Asbestos: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. F. Dutheil, L. Zaragoza-Civale, B. Pereira, et al. The Permanente Journal 2020;24. Meta-analysis · Systematic review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Response to Roggli et al. (2020) "Talc and mesothelioma: mineral fiber analysis of 65 cases with clinicopathological correlation". T. Tran, D. Egilman, M. Rigler. Ultrastructural Pathology 2020;44(3):314-315. Comment PubMed · Publisher
• Serous Ovarian Cancer Caused by Exposure to Asbestos and Fibrous Talc in Cosmetic Talc Powders-A Case Series. J.E. Steffen, T. Tran, M. Yimam, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2020;62(2):e65-e77. PubMed · Publisher
• Tissue burden evaluation of elongated mineral particles in two individuals with mesothelioma and whose work history included manufacturing tile. R.F. Dodson, L.W. Poye. Ultrastructural Pathology 2020;44(1):17-31. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• Tremolite-actinolite fiber coatings of sub-nanometer silica-rich particles in lungs from deceased Quebec miners. M. Germine, J.H. Puffer. Toxicology and Industrial Health 2020;36(3):146-152. PubMed · Publisher

2010s

• An updated evaluation of potential health hazards associated with exposures to asbestos-containing drywall accessory products. N.F.B. Jacobs, K.M. Towle, B.L. Finley, et al. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 2019;49(5):430-444. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos in commercial indian talc. S. Fitzgerald, E. Harty, T.K. Joshi, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2019;62(5):385-392. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

  In plain English

  This brief report was a laboratory analysis of cosmetic talcum powders sold in India and marketed as "beat the heat" products. In February 2015, five over-the-counter products were bought in India. After one tested positive, eight more were bought online from an Indian retailer: four from the maker of the positive product and four from another brand. Samples were examined with light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. In the first set, tremolite asbestos was found in one of five products ("ID Talc"), and repeat testing confirmed it. In the second set, the results section and table identify tremolite asbestos in five of eight products, although the article's abstract says six of eight. Amounts in those five ranged from 4.55 million to 59.9 million tremolite asbestos structures per gram of powder. No other regulated amphibole was found. Fibrous talc was seen in all samples but was not counted. The authors concluded that asbestos exposure in India and possibly elsewhere is possible through non-occupational routes. They noted the study did not examine health outcomes and that the source of the talc was unknown.

  We wrote this plain-English summary from the full article with the help of AI, and a second AI model checked each sentence against the article. It is not the authors' wording; the abstract and the article are their own account.

• Autoimmune markers for progression of Libby amphibole lamellar pleural thickening. J.C. Pfau, T. McNew, K. Hanley, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2019;31(11-12):409-419. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Cancer incidence and mortality associated with non-occupational and low dose exposure to Libby vermiculite in Minnesota. T. Konen, J.E. Johnson, P. Lindgren, et al. Environmental Research 2019;175:449-456. PubMed · Publisher

• Characterization and assessment of the potential toxicity/pathogenicity of fibrous glaucophane. D. Di Giuseppe, M. Harper, M. Bailey, et al. Environmental Research 2019;178:108723. PubMed · Publisher

• Comments on "Dimensions of elongated mineral particles with implications for pathogenicity and classification as asbestiform versus cleavage fragments". M.M. Finkelstein. Ultrastructural Pathology 2019;43(6):326-329. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher

• Dimensions of elongated mineral particles: a study of more than 570 fibers from more than 90 cases with implications for pathogenicity and classification as asbestiform vs. cleavage fragments. V.L. Roggli, C.L. Green. Ultrastructural Pathology 2019;43(1):1-5. PubMed · Publisher

• Empirical model of mesothelioma potency factors for different mineral fibers based on their chemical composition and dimensionality. A. Korchevskiy, J.O. Rasmuson, E.J. Rasmuson. Inhalation Toxicology 2019;31(5):180-191. PubMed · Publisher

• GPTMS-Modified Bredigite/PHBV Nanofibrous Bone Scaffolds with Enhanced Mechanical and Biological Properties. M. Kouhi, V. Jayarama Reddy, S. Ramakrishna. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2019;188(2):357-368. PubMed · Publisher

• High frequency and severity of pleural changes in former workers exposed to anthophyllite associated with other contaminating amphibole asbestos in Brazil. R.F. Macedo, E.M.F.P. Cerqueira, E. Algranti, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2019;62(6):503-510. PubMed · Publisher

• Laryngeal Lavage: A Potential Method of Evaluation of Amphibole Fiber Exposure. M. Germine, J.H. Puffer. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2019;61(6):525-528. PubMed · Publisher

• Lung cancer screening in patients with Libby amphibole disease: High yield despite predominantly environmental and household exposure. G. Loewen, B. Black, T. McNew, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2019;62(12):1112-1116. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• North-south gradient of mesothelioma and asbestos consumption-production in the United States-Progresses since the 1st asbestos partial ban in 1973. H. Sun. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2019;62(4):337-346. PubMed · Publisher

• Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)/fibrinogen/bredigite nanofibrous membranes and their integration with osteoblasts for guided bone regeneration. M. Kouhi, V. Jayarama Reddy, M. Fathi, et al. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part a 2019;107(6):1154-1165. PubMed · Publisher

• Relationship between pleural plaques and biomarkers of cumulative asbestos dose. A necropsy study. P.G. Barbieri, D. Consonni, A. Somigliana. La Medicina del Lavoro 2019;110(5):353-362. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Synthetic secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (LGM2605) inhibits Libby amphibole fiber-induced acute inflammation in mice. M. Christofidou-Solomidou, R.A. Pietrofesa, K. Park, et al. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 2019;375:81-93. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• A comparison of asbestos fiber potency and elongate mineral particle (EMP) potency for mesothelioma in humans. D.H. Garabrant, S.T. Pastula. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 2018;361:127-136. PubMed · Publisher

• Adverse health effects of asbestos: solving mysteries regarding asbestos carcinogenicity based on follow-up survey of a Chinese factory. E. Yano. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2018;23(1):35. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Analysis and identification of elongated mineral particles in road coated aggregates. E. Leocat, C. Rielland, P. Letessier. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 2018;361:149-154. PubMed · Publisher

• Analysis of autoantibody profiles in two asbestiform fiber exposure cohorts. J.C. Pfau, C. Barbour, B. Black, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a 2018;81(19):1015-1027. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Aquaporin-1 expression in fluoro-edenite-induced mesothelioma effusions: An approach by cell-block procedure. G. Angelico, A. Ieni, R. Caltabiano, et al. Cytopathology 2018;29(5):455-460. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestiform minerals in ophiolitic rocks of Calabria (southern Italy). A. Campopiano, A. Olori, A. Spadafora, et al. International Journal of Environmental Health Research 2018;28(2):134-146. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos Fiber Concentrations in the Lungs of Brake Repair Workers: An Updated Analysis Using Several Regression Methods to Handle Nondetectable Measurements. Y. Liu, G.M. Marsh, V.L. Roggli. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2018;60(7):661-671. PubMed · Publisher

• Case series: rheumatological manifestations attributed to exposure to Libby Asbestiform Amphiboles. R. Diegel, B. Black, J.C. Pfau, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a 2018;81(15):734-747. PubMed · Publisher

• Characterization of asbestiform glaucophane-winchite in the Franciscan Complex blueschist, northern Diablo Range, California. B.G. Erskine, M. Bailey. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 2018;361:3-13. PubMed · Publisher

• Characterization of pulmonary responses in mice to asbestos/asbestiform fibers using gene expression profiles. N. Yanamala, E.R. Kisin, D.W. Gutkin, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a 2018;81(4):60-79. PubMed · Publisher

• Does qualitative examination of Elongated Mineral Particles (EMP) recovered from human and animal lungs provide reliable information on their carcinogenic and other effects?. B.W. Case. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 2018;361:155-156. PubMed · Publisher

• Fibulin-3 immunoexpression in malignant mesothelioma due to fluoro-edenite: a preliminary report. R. Caltabiano, C. Loreto, E. Vitale, et al. Future Oncology 2018;14(6s):53-57. PubMed · Publisher

• Immunohistochemical Expression of Aquaporin-1 in Fluoro-Edenite-Induced Malignant Mesothelioma: A Preliminary Report. G. Angelico, R. Caltabiano, C. Loreto, et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2018;19(3). PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Libby Amphibole Disease: Pulmonary Function and CT Abnormalities in Vermiculite Miners. A. Miller, J. Szeinuk, C.W. Noonan, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2018;60(2):167-173. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Measurement of elongate mineral particles: What we should measure and how do we do it?. E.J. Chatfield. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 2018;361:36-46. PubMed · Publisher

• Occupational exposure to fluoro-edenite and prevalence of anti-nuclear autoantibodies. V. Rapisarda, C. Loreto, S. Castorina, et al. Future Oncology 2018;14(6s):59-62. PubMed · Publisher

• Past and current asbestos exposure and future mesothelioma risks in Britain: The Inhaled Particles Study (TIPS). C. Gilham, C. Rake, J. Hodgson, et al. International Journal of Epidemiology 2018;47(6):1745-1756. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Prevalence of anti-nuclear autoantibodies in subjects exposed to natural asbestiform fibers: a cross-sectional study. C. Ledda, R. Caltabiano, C. Loreto, et al. Journal of Immunotoxicology 2018;15(1):24-28. PubMed · Publisher

• A clinical assessment and lung tissue burden from an individual who worked as a Libby vermiculite miner. B. Black, R.F. Dodson, J.R. Bruce, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2017;29(9):404-413. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Advanced bredigite-containing magnesium-matrix composites for biodegradable bone implant applications. S.N. Dezfuli, Z. Huan, A. Mol, et al. Materials Science & Engineering. C, Materials for Biological Applications 2017;79:647-660. PubMed · Publisher

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  This British population-based study compared the amount of asbestos in the lungs of 133 people with pleural mesothelioma with that of 262 people who had surgery for lung cancer, who served as the comparison group. Patients were interviewed about their work histories. Asbestos fibres longer than 5 micrometres were counted by electron microscopy. Most fibres found were amosite (75%) or crocidolite (18%). Chrysotile made up 1.9%. Among men, the odds of mesothelioma rose with lung burden. In the highest group (1.0 million fibres per dry gram of lung or more), the odds ratio was 35.00 (95% CI 7.22 to 169.6) compared with the lowest group. The authors estimated lifetime mesothelioma risk at about 0.020% per 1000 asbestos fibres per gram of dry lung. All 27 male mesothelioma patients with burdens above 0.5 million fibres per gram had worked in high-risk jobs. Carpenters had the highest amosite levels. Burdens in women were much lower. The authors concluded that amosite contributed heavily to UK mesothelioma and that non-occupational exposure contributed substantially, particularly in women. There were too few women to analyse them separately.

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• Evaluation of take home (para-occupational) exposure to asbestos and disease: a review of the literature. E.P. Donovan, B.L. Donovan, M.A. McKinley, et al. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 2012;42(9):703-31. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Evaluation of tremolite asbestos exposures associated with the use of commercial products. B.L. Finley, J.S. Pierce, A.D. Phelka, et al. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 2012;42(2):119-46. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Functional expression of system x(c)- is upregulated by asbestos but not crystalline silica in murine macrophages. J.C. Pfau, T. Seib, J.J. Overocker, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2012;24(8):476-85. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Iron topochemistry and surface reactivity of amphibole asbestos: relations with in vitro toxicity. A. Pacella, G.B. Andreozzi, J. Fournier, et al. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2012;402(2):871-81. PubMed · Publisher

• Letter re Marsh et al. M. Finkelstein. Inhalation Toxicology 2012;24(2):139-40; author reply 141-2. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher

• Libby vermiculite exposure and risk of developing asbestos-related lung and pleural diseases. V.C. Antao, T.C. Larson, D.K. Horton. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 2012;18(2):161-7. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Long-term response of rats to single intratracheal exposure of Libby amphibole or amosite. J.M. Cyphert, D.J. Padilla-Carlin, M.C. Schladweiler, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a 2012;75(3):183-200. PubMed · Publisher

• Malignant mesothelioma incidence among talc miners and millers in New York State. M.M. Finkelstein. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2012;55(10):863-8. PubMed · Publisher

• Overreliance on a single study: there is no real evidence that applying quality criteria to exposure in asbestos epidemiology affects the estimated risk. D.W. Berman, B.W. Case. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2012;56(8):869-78. PubMed · Publisher

• Quality of evidence must guide risk assessment of asbestos. V. Lenters, A. Burdorf, R. Vermeulen, et al. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2012;56(8):879-87. PubMed · Publisher

• Report of a recent "brake" through in the fiber burden-mesothelioma dialogue. D. Egilman. Inhalation Toxicology 2012;24(2):136-7. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher

• Subchronic pulmonary pathology, iron overload, and transcriptional activity after Libby amphibole exposure in rat models of cardiovascular disease. J.H. Shannahan, A. Nyska, M. Cesta, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 2012;120(1):85-91. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Sumas Mountain chrysotile induces greater lung fibrosis in Fischer344 rats than Libby amphibole, El Dorado tremolite, and Ontario ferroactinolite. J.M. Cyphert, A. Nyska, R.K. Mahoney, et al. Toxicological Sciences 2012;130(2):405-15. PubMed · Publisher

• Surface chemistry and surface reactivity of fibrous amphiboles that are not regulated as asbestos. M. Fantauzzi, A. Pacella, J. Fournier, et al. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2012;404(3):821-33. PubMed · Publisher

• Transcriptional activation of inflammasome components by Libby amphibole and the role of iron. J.H. Shannahan, A.J. Ghio, M.C. Schladweiler, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2012;24(1):60-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Vascular and thrombogenic effects of pulmonary exposure to Libby amphibole. J.H. Shannahan, M.C. Schladweiler, R.F. Thomas, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a 2012;75(4):213-31. PubMed · Publisher

• A case of occupational peritoneal mesothelioma from exposure to tremolite-free chrysotile in Quebec, Canada: A black swan case. D. Egilman, L.M. Menéndez. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2011;54(2):153-6. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• A meta-analysis of asbestos and lung cancer: is better quality exposure assessment associated with steeper slopes of the exposure-response relationships?. V. Lenters, R. Vermeulen, S. Dogger, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 2011;119(11):1547-55. Meta-analysis · Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Asbestos fiber concentrations in the lungs of brake repair workers: commercial amphiboles levels are predictive of chrysotile levels. G.M. Marsh, A.O. Youk, V.L. Roggli. Inhalation Toxicology 2011;23(12):681-8. PubMed · Publisher

• Determining satisfaction with access and financial aspects of care for persons exposed to Libby amphibole asbestos: rural and national environmental policy implications. C.A. Winters, W. Hill, S.W. Kuntz, et al. Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2011;2011:789514. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Lung function, radiological changes and exposure: analysis of ATSDR data from Libby, MT, USA. D. Weill, G. Dhillon, L. Freyder, et al. The European Respiratory Journal 2011;38(2):376-83. PubMed · Publisher

• Mineral fibre toxicity: expression of retinoblastoma (Rb) and phospho-retinoblastoma (pRb) protein in alveolar epithelial and mesothelial cell lines exposed to fluoro-edenite fibres. G. Musumeci, V. Cardile, C. Fenga, et al. Cell Biology and Toxicology 2011;27(3):217-25. PubMed · Publisher

• Pulmonary inflammatory and fibrotic responses in Fischer 344 rats after intratracheal instillation exposure to Libby amphibole. D.J. Padilla-Carlin, M.C. Schladweiler, J.H. Shannahan, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a 2011;74(17):1111-32. PubMed · Publisher

• The risk of asbestos exposure in South African diamond mine workers. G. Nelson, J. Murray, J.I. Phillips. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2011;55(6):569-77. PubMed · Publisher

• The role of cardiovascular disease-associated iron overload in Libby amphibole-induced acute pulmonary injury and inflammation. J. Shannahan, M. Schladweiler, D. Padilla-Carlin, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2011;23(3):129-41. PubMed · Publisher

• The role of iron in Libby amphibole-induced acute lung injury and inflammation. J.H. Shannahan, A.J. Ghio, M.C. Schladweiler, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2011;23(6):313-23. PubMed · Publisher

• Collagen accumulation over time in the murine lung after exposure to crocidolite asbestos or Libby amphibole. A.M. Smartt, M. Brezinski, M. Trapkus, et al. Environmental Toxicology 2010;25(1):68-76. PubMed · Publisher

• Community responses to naturally occurring asbestos: implications for public health practice. M.R. Culley, J. Zorland, K. Freire. Health Education Research 2010;25(5):877-91. PubMed · Publisher

• Community-level social support responses in a slow-motion technological disaster: the case of Libby, Montana. R.J. Cline, H. Orom, L. Berry-Bobovski, et al. American Journal of Community Psychology 2010;46(1-2):1-18. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Cyto-genotoxicity of amphibole asbestos fibers in cultured human lung epithelial cell line: role of surface iron. R.K. Srivastava, M. Lohani, A.B. Pant, et al. Toxicology and Industrial Health 2010;26(9):575-82. PubMed · Publisher

• Effect of size fractionation on the toxicity of amosite and Libby amphibole asbestos. K.E. Duncan, A.J. Ghio, L.A. Dailey, et al. Toxicological Sciences 2010;118(2):420-34. PubMed · Publisher

• Epidemiology of malignant mesothelioma--an outline. J.C. McDonald. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2010;54(8):851-7. PubMed · Publisher

• Exposure to asbestos-containing vermiculite ore and respiratory symptoms among individuals who were children while the mine was active in Libby, Montana. L.C. Vinikoor, T.C. Larson, T.F. Bateson, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 2010;118(7):1033-28. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Immunohistochemical expression of retinoblastoma and phospho-retinoblastoma protein in sheep lung exposed to fluoro-edenite fibers. G. Musumeci, C. Loreto, V. Cardile, et al. Anatomical Science International 2010;85(2):74-8. PubMed · Publisher

• Malignant mesothelioma in a patient with anthophyllite asbestos fibres in the lungs. J.I. Phillips, J. Murray. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2010;54(4):412-6. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Malignant mesothelioma. R.M. Rudd. British Medical Bulletin 2010;93:105-23. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Mechanisms of oxidative stress and alterations in gene expression by Libby six-mix in human mesothelial cells. J.M. Hillegass, A. Shukla, M.B. MacPherson, et al. Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2010;7:26. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Pathology of asbestosis- An update of the diagnostic criteria: Report of the asbestosis committee of the college of american pathologists and pulmonary pathology society. V.L. Roggli, A.R. Gibbs, R. Attanoos, et al. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2010;134(3):462-80. PubMed · Publisher

• Vermiculite worker mortality: estimated effects of occupational exposure to Libby amphibole. T.C. Larson, V.C. Antao, F.J. Bove. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010;52(5):555-60. PubMed · Publisher

• Workers with Libby amphibole exposure: retrospective identification and progression of radiographic changes. T.C. Larson, C.A. Meyer, V. Kapil, et al. Radiology 2010;255(3):924-33. PubMed · Publisher

• XRCC1 deficiency sensitizes human lung epithelial cells to genotoxicity by crocidolite asbestos and Libby amphibole. J.R. Pietruska, T. Johnston, A. Zhitkovich, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 2010;118(12):1707-13. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Zonolite attic insulation exposure studies. W.M. Ewing, S.M. Hays, R. Hatfield, et al. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2010;16(3):279-90. PubMed · Publisher

2000s

• An evaluation of potential occupational exposure to asbestiform amphiboles near a former vermiculite mine. J.F. Hart, T.M. Spear, T.J. Ward, et al. Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2009;2009:189509. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Application of portable Raman instruments for fast and non-destructive detection of minerals on outcrops. J. Jehlicka, P. Vítek, H.G. Edwards, et al. Spectrochimica Acta. Part A, Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2009;73(3):410-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos fibers in para-aortic and mesenteric lymph nodes. T. Uibu, E. Vanhala, A. Sajantila, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2009;52(6):464-70. PubMed · Publisher

• Mineral fiber-mediated activation of phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase c in human bronchoalveolar carcinoma-derived alveolar epithelial A549 cells. C. Loreto, M.L. Carnazza, V. Cardile, et al. International Journal of Oncology 2009;34(2):371-6. PubMed

• Role of associated mineral fibres in chrysotile asbestos health effects: the case of balangeroite. F. Turci, M. Tomatis, R. Compagnoni, et al. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2009;53(5):491-7. PubMed · Publisher

• The effect of weathering on ecopersistence, reactivity, and potential toxicity of naturally occurring asbestos and asbestiform minerals. S. Enrico Favero-Longo, F. Turci, M. Tomatis, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a 2009;72(5):305-14. PubMed · Publisher

• 10th Anniversary Critical Review: Naturally occurring asbestos. M. Harper. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 2008;10(12):1394-408. Review PubMed · Publisher

• A meta-analysis of asbestos-related cancer risk that addresses fiber size and mineral type. D.W. Berman, K.S. Crump. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 2008;38 Suppl 1:49-73. Meta-analysis PubMed · Publisher

• A review of carcinogenicity studies of asbestos and non-asbestos tremolite and other amphiboles. J. Addison, E.E. McConnell. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S187-99. Review PubMed · Publisher

• An evaluation of the risks of lung cancer and mesothelioma from exposure to amphibole cleavage fragments. J.F. Gamble, G.W. Gibbs. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S154-86. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos-induced autoimmunity in C57BL/6 mice. J.C. Pfau, J.J. Sentissi, S. Li, et al. Journal of Immunotoxicology 2008;5(2):129-37. PubMed · Publisher

• Autoantibodies from mice exposed to Libby amphibole asbestos bind SSA/Ro52-enriched apoptotic blebs of murine macrophages. D.J. Blake, S.A. Wetzel, J.C. Pfau. Toxicology 2008;246(2-3):172-9. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Differentiating non-asbestiform amphibole and amphibole asbestos by size characteristics. M. Harper, E.G. Lee, S.S. Doorn, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2008;5(12):761-70. PubMed · Publisher

• Environmental mesothelioma associated with tremolite asbestos: lessons from the experiences of Turkey, Greece, Corsica, New Caledonia and Cyprus. S.H. Constantopoulos. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S110-5. PubMed · Publisher

• Evaluation of public and worker exposure due to naturally occurring asbestos in gravel discovered during a road construction project. R.A. Perkins, J. Hargesheimer, L. Vaara. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2008;5(9):609-16. PubMed · Publisher

• Exposure to airborne amphibole structures and health risks: Libby, Montana. B. Price. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S97-S109. PubMed · Publisher

• Fluoro-edenite fibres induce lung cell apoptosis: an in vivo study. C. Loreto, V. Rapisarda, M.L. Carnazza, et al. Histology and Histopathology 2008;23(3):319-26. PubMed · Publisher

• Gene expression changes after exposure to six-mix in a mouse model. E.A. Putnam, A. Smartt, A. Groves, et al. Journal of Immunotoxicology 2008;5(2):139-44. Historical article PubMed · Publisher

• International symposium on the health hazard evaluation of fibrous particles associated with taconite and the adjacent duluth complex. Introduction. R.P. Nolan. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S4. Editorial PubMed · Publisher

• Low-level fiber-induced radiographic changes caused by Libby vermiculite: a 25-year follow-up study. A.M. Rohs, J.E. Lockey, K.K. Dunning, et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2008;177(6):630-7. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Mesothelioma and asbestos. G.W. Gibbs, G. Berry. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S223-31. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Mineralogical and microscopic evaluation of coarse taconite tailings from Minnesota taconite operations. L.M. Zanko, H.B. Niles, J.A. Oreskovich. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S51-65. PubMed · Publisher

• Rapporteur's Report Session 2: characterization of fibrous minerals. A.M. Langer. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S73-4. PubMed · Publisher

• Rapporteur's Report Session 4: grunerite asbestos (amosite) and tremolite-ferroactinolite asbestos: risk of environmental mesothelioma. J.F. Gamble. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S121-3. PubMed · Publisher

• Rapporteur's Report Session 5: assessment of health risk associated with exposure to non-asbestiform amphiboles including ingestion studies. B. Price. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S204-6. PubMed · Publisher

• Separation and characterization of respirable amphibole fibers from Libby, Montana. J.S. Webber, D.J. Blake, T.J. Ward, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2008;20(8):733-40. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• The mineral nature of asbestos. M. Ross, A.M. Langer, G.L. Nord, et al. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S26-30. PubMed · Publisher

• The search for asbestos within the Peter Mitchell Taconite iron ore mine, near Babbitt, Minnesota. M. Ross, R.P. Nolan, G.L. Nord. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S43-50. PubMed · Publisher

• Thinking longitudinally in a cross-sectional world. G.R. Wagner. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2008;177(6):565-6. Comment · Editorial PubMed · Publisher

• A case control study of lung cancer and exposure to chrysotile and amphibole at a slovenian asbestos-cement plant. M. Dodic Fikfak, D. Kriebel, M.M. Quinn, et al. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2007;51(3):261-8. PubMed · Publisher

• A novel bioactive porous bredigite (Ca7MgSi4O16) scaffold with biomimetic apatite layer for bone tissue engineering. C. Wu, J. Chang, W. Zhai, et al. Journal of Materials Science. Materials in Medicine 2007;18(5):857-64. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos fibers in ovarian tissue from Norwegian pulp and paper workers. H. Langseth, B.V. Johansen, J.M. Nesland, et al. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer 2007;17(1):44-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Degradation, bioactivity, and cytocompatibility of diopside, akermanite, and bredigite ceramics. C. Wu, J. Chang. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part B, Applied Biomaterials 2007;83(1):153-60. PubMed · Publisher

• Evaluation of asbestos exposures during firewood-harvesting simulations in Libby, MT, USA--preliminary data. J.F. Hart, T.J. Ward, T.M. Spear, et al. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2007;51(8):717-23. PubMed · Publisher

• Exposure of UK industrial plumbers to asbestos, Part I: Monitoring of exposure using personal passive samplers. G. Burdett, D. Bard. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2007;51(2):121-30. PubMed · Publisher

• Fluoro-edenite fibers induce expression of Hsp70 and inflammatory response. V. Cardile, L. Lombardo, E. Belluso, et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2007;4(3):195-202. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Internalization of Libby amphibole asbestos and induction of oxidative stress in murine macrophages. D.J. Blake, C.M. Bolin, D.P. Cox, et al. Toxicological Sciences 2007;99(1):277-88. PubMed · Publisher

• Monitoring and identification of airborne asbestos in unorganized sectors, India. F.A. Ansari, I. Ahmad, M. Ashquin, et al. Chemosphere 2007;68(4):716-23. PubMed · Publisher

• Performance of membrane filters used for TEM analysis of asbestos. J.S. Webber, A.G. Czuhanich, L.J. Carhart. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2007;4(10):780-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Pleuroparenchymal lung disease secondary to nonoccupational exposure to vermiculite. F. Al-Ghimlas, V. Hoffstein. Canadian Respiratory Journal 2007;14(3):164-6. Case report PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

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• Recent discovery of an old disease: malignant pleural mesothelioma in a village in south-east Turkey. E. Osman, B. Hasan, U. Meral, et al. Respirology 2007;12(3):448-51. PubMed · Publisher

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• Vermiculite, respiratory disease, and asbestos exposure in Libby, Montana: update of a cohort mortality study. P.A. Sullivan. Environmental Health Perspectives 2007;115(4):579-85. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• A review of scientific literature examining the mining history, geology, mineralogy, and amphibole asbestos health effects of the Rainy Creek igneous complex, Libby, Montana, USA. B.R. Bandli, M.E. Gunter. Inhalation Toxicology 2006;18(12):949-62. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher

• Diachronic study of pleural plaques in rural population with environmental exposure to asbestos. L. Sichletidis, D. Chloros, N. Chatzidimitriou, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2006;49(8):634-41. PubMed · Publisher

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• Fluoro-edenitic fibres in the sputum of subjects from Biancavilla (Sicily): a pilot study. M.G. Putzu, C. Bruno, A. Zona, et al. Environmental Health 2006;5:20. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Mineral-fluid interaction in the lungs: insights from reaction-path modeling. S.A. Wood, A.E. Taunton, C. Normand, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2006;18(12):975-84. PubMed · Publisher

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• Multinucleation and pro-inflammatory cytokine release promoted by fibrous fluoro-edenite in lung epithelial A549 cells. S. Travaglione, B.M. Bruni, L. Falzano, et al. Toxicology in Vitro 2006;20(6):841-50. PubMed · Publisher

• Nature and extent of the exposure to fibrous amphiboles in Biancavilla. B.M. Bruni, A. Pacella, S. MazziottiTagliani, et al. The Science of the Total Environment 2006;370(1):9-16. PubMed · Publisher

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• The health effects of chrysotile: current perspective based upon recent data. D.M. Bernstein, J.A. Hoskins. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2006;45(3):252-64. Review PubMed · Publisher

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• Trees as reservoirs for amphibole fibers in Libby, Montana. T.J. Ward, T. Spear, J. Hart, et al. The Science of the Total Environment 2006;367(1):460-5. PubMed · Publisher

• An autopsy case of primary pericardial mesothelioma in arc cutter exposed to asbestos through talc pencils. H. Fujiwara, T. Kamimori, K. Morinaga, et al. Industrial Health 2005;43(2):346-50. Case report PubMed · Publisher

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• Comparison of Calidria chrysotile asbestos to pure tremolite: final results of the inhalation biopersistence and histopathology examination following short-term exposure. D.M. Bernstein, J. Chevalier, P. Smith. Inhalation Toxicology 2005;17(9):427-49. PubMed · Publisher

• Monitoring of fluoro-edenite fibre pollution through the study of sheep lymph nodes as a model of a biological indicator. V. Rapisarda, G. Rapisarda, G.D. Vico, et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2005;62(9):656. Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

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• Asbestos-related pleural disease due to tremolite associated with progressive loss of lung function: serial observations in 123 miners, family members, and residents of Libby, Montana. A.C. Whitehouse. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2004;46(3):219-25. PubMed · Publisher

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• Behaviour of the new asbestos amphibole fluor-edenite in different lung cell systems. V. Cardile, M. Renis, C. Scifo, et al. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 2004;36(5):849-60. PubMed · Publisher

• Decreasing prevalence of pleural calcifications among Metsovites with nonoccupational asbestos exposure. C. Manda-Stachouli, Y. Dalavanga, G. Daskalopoulos, et al. Chest 2004;126(2):617-21. PubMed · Publisher

• EPR, optical, infrared and Raman spectral studies of Actinolite mineral. N.O. Gopal, K.V. Narasimhulu, J.L. Rao. Spectrochimica Acta. Part A, Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2004;60(11):2441-8. PubMed · Publisher

• Mortality in a cohort of vermiculite miners exposed to fibrous amphibole in Libby, Montana. J.C. McDonald, J. Harris, B. Armstrong. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2004;61(4):363-6. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Nitric oxide production in fluoro-edenite treated mouse monocyte-macrophage cultures. V. Cardile, L. Proietti, A. Panico, et al. Oncology Reports 2004;12(6):1209-15. PubMed

• Petrology, geochemistry and geodynamics of basic granulite from the Altay area, North Xinjiang, China. Z.L. Li, H.L. Chen, S.F. Yang, et al. Journal of Zhejiang University. Science 2004;5(8):979-84. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos investigation under way. R. Renner. Environmental Science & Technology 2003;37(23):426A-428A. News PubMed · Publisher

• Comparison of Calidria chrysotile asbestos to pure tremolite: inhalation biopersistence and histopathology following short-term exposure. D.M. Bernstein, J. Chevalier, P. Smith. Inhalation Toxicology 2003;15(14):1387-419. PubMed · Publisher

• Does asbestos cause laryngeal cancer?. H. Griffiths, N.C. Molony. Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences 2003;28(3):177-82. Review PubMed · Publisher

  In plain English

  This was a review by authors at Russells Hall Hospital, UK. It asked whether asbestos causes cancer of the larynx (voice box). It collected no new data, instead discussing published post-mortem, cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies.

  Most studies examining asbestos-exposed larynges found asbestos bodies, irritation and thickening of the lining, but no dysplasia (pre-cancerous change) and no cancer. One autopsy study found a strong association between pleural plaques and laryngeal cancer; the authors noted this did not imply causation. Two early case-control studies reported high relative risks of 14.8 and 13. The authors said these did not fully account for smoking and alcohol, and that many other case-control studies, often adjusted for these, found no association.

  Some cohort studies of miners, shipyard workers and insulation workers reported raised death rates from laryngeal cancer. The authors pointed to flaws, such as few cases and no control for smoking and alcohol. Other studies, including one of about 11,000 Quebec chrysotile miners, found no evidence of increased risk.

  The authors concluded that a link between asbestos and laryngeal cancer had not been satisfactorily established and remained unproven.

  We wrote this plain-English summary from the full article with the help of AI, and a second AI model checked each sentence against the article. It is not the authors' wording; the abstract and the article are their own account.

• Effects of the new-identified amphibole fluoro-edenite in lung epithelial cells. S. Travaglione, B. Bruni, L. Falzano, et al. Toxicology in Vitro 2003;17(5-6):547-52. PubMed · Publisher

• Exposure to brake dust and malignant mesothelioma: a study of 10 cases with mineral fiber analyses. K.J. Butnor, T.A. Sporn, V.L. Roggli. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2003;47(4):325-30. PubMed · Publisher

• Occupational exposures and lung cancer in New Caledonia. G. Menvielle, D. Luce, J. Févotte, et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2003;60(8):584-9. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Pleural mesothelioma cases in Biancavilla are related to a new fluoro-edenite fibrous amphibole. P. Comba, A. Gianfagna, L. Paoletti. Archives of Environmental Health 2003;58(4):229-32. PubMed · Publisher

• Quantitative analysis of asbestos burden in women with mesothelioma. R.F. Dodson, M. O'Sullivan, D.R. Brooks, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2003;43(2):188-95. PubMed · Publisher

• Reactive oxygen metabolite production induced by asbestos and glass fibers: effect of fiber milling. T. Iwata, E. Yano. Industrial Health 2003;41(1):32-8. PubMed · Publisher

• Additional proteins in BAL fluid of Metsovites environmentally exposed to asbestos: more evidence of "protection" against neoplasia?. V. Galani, S. Constantopoulos, C. Manda-Stachouli, et al. Chest 2002;121(1):273-8. PubMed · Publisher

• Cancer incidence among workers in the asbestos-cement producing industry in Norway. B. Ulvestad, K. Kjaerheim, J.I. Martinsen, et al. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 2002;28(6):411-7. PubMed · Publisher

• Chemiluminescent detection of induced reactive oxygen metabolite production of human polymorphonuclear leucocytes by anthophyllite asbestos. T. Iwata, N. Kohyama, E. Yano. Environmental Research 2002;88(1):36-40. PubMed · Publisher

• Chrysotile and tremolite asbestos fibres in the lungs and parietal pleura of Corsican goats. P. Dumortier, F. Rey, J.R. Viallat, et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2002;59(9):643-6. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Re: Malignant mesothelioma from neighborhood exposure to anthophyllite asbestos. M. Kottek, D. Kilpatrick. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2002;41(6):514. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher

• The epidemiology of mesothelioma. M. Britton. Seminars in Oncology 2002;29(1):18-25. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Tremolite and mesothelioma. V.L. Roggli, R.T. Vollmer, K.J. Butnor, et al. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2002;46(5):447-53. PubMed

• Erionite bodies and fibres in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of residents from Tuzköy, Cappadocia, Turkey. P. Dumortier, L. Coplü, I. Broucke, et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2001;58(4):261-6. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Exposure to tremolite asbestos and respiratory health in Swedish dolomite workers. A.I. Seldén, N.P. Berg, E.A. Lundgren, et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2001;58(10):670-7. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Inorganic fibres in the lung tissue of Hungarian and German lung cancer patients. K. Rödelsperger, A. Mándi, A. Tossavainen, et al. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 2001;74(2):133-8. PubMed · Publisher

• Lung mineral fibers of former miners and millers from Thetford-Mines and asbestos regions: a comparative study of fiber concentration and dimension. A. Nayebzadeh, A. Dufresne, B. Case, et al. Archives of Environmental Health 2001;56(1):65-76. PubMed · Publisher

• Malignant mesothelioma from neighborhood exposure to anthophyllite asbestos. W.N. Rom, S.P. Hammar, V. Rusch, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2001;40(2):211-4. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• p53, p21 and metallothionein immunoreactivities in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: correlations with the epidemiological features and prognosis of mesotheliomas with environmental asbestos exposure. R. Isik, M. Metintas, A.R. Gibbs, et al. Respiratory Medicine 2001;95(7):588-93. PubMed · Publisher

• Present status of asbestos mining and related health problems in India--a survey. A.L. Ramanathan, V. Subramanian. Industrial Health 2001;39(4):309-15. PubMed · Publisher

• Re: Researchers should talk to workers. Am. J. Ind. Med. 2000. 37:668. J.C. McDonald. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2001;39(3):346-7. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher

• Spontaneous polymerisation on amphibole asbestos: relevance to asbestos removal. I. Fenoglio, M. Tomatis, B. Fubini. Chemical Communications 2001:2182-3. PubMed · Publisher

• The role of environmental and occupational exposures in Turkish immigrants with fibre-related disease. P. Dumortier, A. Göcmen, K. Laurent, et al. The European Respiratory Journal 2001;17(5):922-7. PubMed · Publisher

• Environmental exposure to tremolite and respiratory cancer in New Caledonia: a case-control study. D. Luce, I. Bugel, P. Goldberg, et al. American Journal of Epidemiology 2000;151(3):259-65. PubMed · Publisher

• Pulmonary mineral fibers after occupational and environmental exposure to asbestos in the Russian chrysotile industry. A. Tossavainen, E. Kovalevsky, E. Vanhala, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2000;37(4):327-33. PubMed · Publisher

• Researchers should talk to workers. D. Egilman. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2000;37(6):668. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher

1990s

• Biological effects of naturally occurring and man-made fibres: in vitro cytotoxicity and mutagenesis in mammalian cells. R. Okayasu, L. Wu, T.K. Hei. British Journal of Cancer 1999;79(9-10):1319-24. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Dose-response relationship between amphibole fiber lung burden and mesothelioma. K. Rödelsperger, H.J. Woitowitz, B. Brückel, et al. Cancer Detection and Prevention 1999;23(3):183-93. PubMed · Publisher

• Inferences on the kinetics of asbestos deposition and clearance among chrysotile miners and millers. M.M. Finkelstein, A. Dufresne. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1999;35(4):401-12. PubMed · Publisher

• Minimising health hazards associated with derogated products and in-situ materials containing chrysotile contaminated with amphibole asbestos fibres. R.M. Howie. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1999;43(7):493-8. Letter PubMed · Publisher

• On the mechanism of cogenotoxic action between ingested amphibole asbestos fibres and benzo[a]pyrene: II. Tissue specificity studies using comet assay. C. Varga, G. Horváth, V. Timbrell. Cancer Letters 1999;139(2):173-6. PubMed · Publisher

• Assessment of environmental asbestos exposure in Turkey by bronchoalveolar lavage. P. Dumortier, L. Coplü, V. de Maertelaer, et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 1998;158(6):1815-24. PubMed · Publisher

• Carcinogenic implications of the lack of tremolite in UICC reference chrysotile. A.L. Frank, R.F. Dodson, M.G. Williams. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1998;34(4):314-7. PubMed · Publisher

• Environmental exposure to tremolite asbestos: pleural mesothelioma in two Turkish workers in Germany. J. Schneider, K. Rödelsperger, B. Brückel, et al. Reviews on Environmental Health 1998;13(4):213-20. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Nonoccupational exposure to chrysotile asbestos and the risk of lung cancer. A. Churg. The New England Journal of Medicine 1998;339(14):999; author reply 1001-2. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher

• On the mechanism of cogenotoxic action between ingested amphibole asbestos fibres and benzo[a]pyrene: I. Urinary and serum mutagenicity studies with rats. C. Varga, G. Horváth, Z. Pocsai, et al. Cancer Letters 1998;128(2):165-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Acid leaching studies of chrysotile asbestos from mines in the Coalinga region of California and from Quebec and British Columbia. A. Morgan. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1997;41(3):249-68. PubMed · Publisher

• Acid leaching studies of neutron-irradiated chyrsotile asbestos. A. Morgan, R.J. Talbot. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1997;41(3):269-79. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos, Simian virus 40 and malignant mesothelioma. S.C. Stenton. Thorax 1997;52 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S52-7. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Asbestos-related cancer and the amphibole hypothesis. The amphibole hypothesis: neither gone nor forgotten. A.M. Langer, R.P. Nolan. American Journal of Public Health 1997;87(4):688-9; author reply 690-1. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Asbestos-related cancer and the amphibole hypothesis. The first documentation of the association. J.C. Wagner. American Journal of Public Health 1997;87(4):687-8. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Asbestos-related cancer and the amphibole hypothesis. The hypothesis is still supported by scientists and scientific data. B.T. Mossman, J.B. Gee. American Journal of Public Health 1997;87(4):689-90; author reply 690-1. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Chemical characterization and reactivity of iron chelator-treated amphibole asbestos. J. Gold, H. Amandusson, A. Krozer, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 1997;105 Suppl 5(Suppl 5):1021-30. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Chrysotile, tremolite and carcinogenicity. J.C. McDonald, A.D. McDonald. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1997;41(6):699-705. PubMed · Publisher

• Disordered biopyriboles, amphibole, and talc in the Allende meteorite: products of nebular or parent body aqueous alteration?. A.J. Brearley. Science 1997;276(5315):1103-5. PubMed · Publisher

• Malignant localized fibrous tumor of the pleura occurring in a person environmentally exposed to tremolite asbestos. M. Metintas, A.R. Gibbs, E. Harmanci, et al. Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases 1997;64(3):236-9. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Mesothelioma in Quebec chrysotile miners and millers: epidemiology and aetiology. A.D. McDonald, B.W. Case, A. Churg, et al. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1997;41(6):707-19. PubMed · Publisher

• Black spots concentrate oncogenic asbestos fibers in the parietal pleura. Thoracoscopic and mineralogic study. C. Boutin, P. Dumortier, F. Rey, et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 1996;153(1):444-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Chrysotile asbestos is the main cause of pleural mesothelioma. A.H. Smith, C.C. Wright. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1996;30(3):252-66. Review PubMed · Publisher

• In vivo studies on genotoxicity and cogenotoxicity of ingested UICC anthophyllite asbestos. C. Varga, G. Horváth, V. Timbrell. Cancer Letters 1996;105(2):181-5. PubMed · Publisher

• Malignant pleural mesothelioma from nonoccupational asbestos exposure in Metsovo (north-west Greece): slow end of an epidemic?. K. Sakellariou, V. Malamou-Mitsi, A. Haritou, et al. The European Respiratory Journal 1996;9(6):1206-10. PubMed · Publisher

• Mesothelioma in a community in the north of England. A.T. Edward, D. Whitaker, K. Browne, et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1996;53(8):547-52. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Mineral phases and some reexamined characteristics of the International Union Against Cancer standard asbestos samples. N. Kohyama, Y. Shinohara, Y. Suzuki. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1996;30(5):515-28. PubMed · Publisher

• Occupational exposure to chrysotile asbestos and cancer risk: a review of the amphibole hypothesis. L.T. Stayner, D.A. Dankovic, R.A. Lemen. American Journal of Public Health 1996;86(2):179-86. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Pulmonary asbestos bodies and asbestos fibers as indicators of exposure. A. Karjalainen, M. Nurminen, E. Vanhala, et al. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 1996;22(1):34-8. PubMed · Publisher

• The amphibole hypothesis of asbestos-related cancer--gone but not forgotten. M.R. Cullen. American Journal of Public Health 1996;86(2):158-9. Editorial PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• The epidemiology of mesothelioma in historical context. J.C. McDonald, A.D. McDonald. The European Respiratory Journal 1996;9(9):1932-42. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher

• The pneumoconioses. W. Tsai, W.K. Morgan. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 1996;2(2):116-20. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos-related diseases and asbestos types used in the former GDR. W. Sturm, B. Menze, J. Krause, et al. Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology 1995;47(2-3):173-8. PubMed · Publisher

• Chrysotile, tremolite, and mesothelioma. J.C. McDonald, A.D. McDonald. Science 1995;267(5199):776-7. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher

• Enhanced retention of asbestos fibers in the airways of human smokers. A. Churg, B. Stevens. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 1995;151(5):1409-13. PubMed · Publisher

• Fibers in lung tissues of mesothelioma cases among miners and millers of the township of Asbestos, Quebec. A. Dufresne, M. Harrigan, S. Massé, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1995;27(4):581-92. PubMed · Publisher

• Radiological changes in asbestos cement workers. K. Jakobsson, U. Strömberg, M. Albin, et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1995;52(1):20-7. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Asbestos exposure and the risk of lung cancer in a general urban population. A. Karjalainen, S. Anttila, E. Vanhala, et al. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 1994;20(4):243-50. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos fibers in bronchoalveolar lavage and lung tissue of former asbestos workers. H. Teschler, K.H. Friedrichs, G.B. Hoheisel, et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 1994;149(3 Pt 1):641-5. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos use and carcinogenicity in Germany and a comparison with animal studies. F. Pott. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1994;38(4):589-600, 420. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos-related disease associated with exposure to asbestiform tremolite. S.H. Srebro, V.L. Roggli. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1994;26(6):809-19. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Chrysotile: its occurrence and properties as variables controlling biological effects. A.M. Langer, R.P. Nolan. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1994;38(4):427-51, 407. PubMed · Publisher

• Deposition and clearance of chrysotile asbestos. A. Churg. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1994;38(4):625-33, 424-5. PubMed · Publisher

• Environmental airborne tremolite asbestos pollution and pleural plaques in Afghanistan. C. Voisin, I. Marin, P. Brochard, et al. Chest 1994;106(3):974-6. Case report · Review PubMed · Publisher

• Environmental asbestosis complicated by lung cancer. P. De Vuyst, P. Dumortier, D. Jacobovitz, et al. Chest 1994;105(5):1593-5. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Fiber burden and patterns of asbestos-related disease in workers with heavy mixed amosite and chrysotile exposure. A. Churg, S. Vedal. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 1994;150(3):663-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Fiber potency vs. importance. V.L. Roggli, P.C. Pratt, A.R. Brody. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1994;25(4):611-2. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher

• Four cases of mesothelioma among Finnish anthophyllite miners. A. Karjalainen, L.O. Meurman, E. Pukkala. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1994;51(3):212-5. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Free radical generation during interaction of chrysotile asbestos with natural compounds. T.B. Suslova, Z.P. Cheremisina, L.G. Korkina. Environmental Research 1994;66(2):222-34. PubMed · Publisher

• Human evidence: lung cancer mortality risk from chrysotile exposure. J.M. Hughes. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1994;38(4):555-60, 415-6. PubMed · Publisher

• Incidence of cancer among anthophyllite asbestos miners in Finland. L.O. Meurman, E. Pukkala, M. Hakama. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1994;51(6):421-5. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a 17-year-old boy with evidence of previous exposure to chrysotile and tremolite asbestos. A. Andrion, S. Bosia, L. Paoletti, et al. Human Pathology 1994;25(6):617-22. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Malignant pleural mesothelioma associated with exposure to tremolite. D. Luce, P. Brochard, P. Quénel, et al. Lancet 1994;344(8939-8940):1777. Letter PubMed · Publisher

• Mesothelioma among car mechanics?. H.J. Woitowitz, K. Rödelsperger. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1994;38(4):635-8. PubMed · Publisher

• Mesotheliomas and chrysotile. P. Elmes. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1994;38(4):547-53, 415. PubMed · Publisher

• Other diseases in animals. J.M. Davis. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1994;38(4):581-7, 420. PubMed · Publisher

• Pleural plaques and exposure to mineral fibres in a male urban necropsy population. A. Karjalainen, P.J. Karhunen, K. Lalu, et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1994;51(7):456-60. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Retention of asbestos fibers in the human body. A. Tossavainen, A. Karjalainen, P.J. Karhunen. Environmental Health Perspectives 1994;102 Suppl 5(Suppl 5):253-5. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Retention patterns of asbestos fibres in lung tissue among asbestos cement workers. M. Albin, F.D. Pooley, U. Strömberg, et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1994;51(3):205-11. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• The removal of fibres of chrysotile asbestos from lung. A. Morgan. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1994;38(4):643-6. Letter PubMed · Publisher

• Fiber burden and patterns of asbestos-related disease in chrysotile miners and millers. A. Churg, J.L. Wright, S. Vedal. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1993;148(1):25-31. PubMed · Publisher

• Malignant pleural mesothelioma caused by environmental exposure to asbestos or erionite in rural Turkey: CT findings in 84 patients. A.A. Sahin, L. Cöplü, Z.T. Selçuk, et al. AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology 1993;161(3):533-7. PubMed · Publisher

• Mechanisms of asbestos carcinogenesis and toxicity: the amphibole hypothesis revisited. B.T. Mossman. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1993;50(8):673-6. Editorial PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Electron microscopy analysis of mineral fibers in human lung tissue. K.H. Friedrichs, M. Brockmann, M. Fischer, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1992;22(1):49-58. PubMed · Publisher

• Fibrous minerals in the lungs of mesothelioma patients: comparison between data on SEM, TEM, and personal interview information. T. Tuomi. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1992;21(2):155-62. PubMed · Publisher

• Malignant mesothelioma: clinical characteristics, asbestos mineralogy and chromosomal abnormalities of 41 patients. L. Tammilehto, T. Tuomi, M. Tiainen, et al. European Journal of Cancer 1992;28A(8-9):1373-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Metsovo-tremolite asbestos fibres: in vitro effects on mutation, chromosome aberration, cell transformation and intercellular communication. K. Athanasiou, S.H. Constantopoulos, E. Rivedal, et al. Mutagenesis 1992;7(5):343-7. PubMed · Publisher

• Tumor incidence was not related to the thickness of visceral pleural in female Syrian hamsters intratracheally administered amphibole asbestos or manmade fibers. S. Adachi, K. Kawamura, K. Kimura, et al. Environmental Research 1992;58(1):55-65. PubMed · Publisher

• A reanalysis of the Stanton et al. pleural sarcoma data. G.W. Oehlert. Environmental Research 1991;54(2):194-205. PubMed · Publisher

• Amphibole content of cosmetic and pharmaceutical talcs. A.M. Blount. Environmental Health Perspectives 1991;94:225-30. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Health effects of tremolite. Now and in the future. B.W. Case. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1991;643:491-504. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Metsovo lung outside Metsovo. Endemic pleural calcifications in the ophiolite belts of Greece. S.H. Constantopoulos, P. Theodoracopoulos, G. Dascalopoulos, et al. Chest 1991;99(5):1158-61. PubMed · Publisher

• On talc, tremolite, and tergiversation. A.M. Langer, R.P. Nolan, J. Addison. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1991;48(5):359-60. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• On talc, tremolite, and tergiversation. Ter-gi-ver-sate: 2: to use subterfuges. B.W. Case. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1991;48(5):357-9. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

  In plain English

  This is a letter to the editor, not a research study, and it reports no new data. B W Case wrote it in reply to a 1990 article by Reger and Morgan about "non-asbestiform" tremolite and talc. Case posed three questions: whether non-asbestiform fibres can be clearly identified, whether they occur without asbestiform fibres, and whether they tell us about the biological effects of long, thin, durable fibres. He answered no to all three. He argued that microscopic fibre shape is what counts for health. He said Reger and Morgan left out other researchers' evidence linking tremolite-actinolite to lung cancer, mesothelioma and interstitial fibrosis in vermiculite miners. He also said they left out lung fibrosis from talc, citing Merewether's 1933 report of 11 rubber tyre workers. He noted that one tremolite described as fibrous but not asbestiform produced mesothelioma in 70% of animals in Addison and Davis's work. He accepted that more work is needed. Case concluded that exempting these fibres from regulation "seems folly" until evidence shows they are easily defined, clearly separated from tremolite asbestos at work, and do not cause lung fibrosis or other health effects.

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• Risk assessment using exposure intensity: an application to vermiculite mining. P.M. Vacek, J.C. McDonald. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1991;48(8):543-7. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Variations in the carcinogenicity of tremolite dust samples of differing morphology. J.M. Davis, J. Addison, C. McIntosh, et al. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1991;643:473-90. PubMed · Publisher

  In plain English

  Edinburgh researchers tested six tremolite dust samples of different physical forms in rats. Three were asbestiform tremolites: Californian, Korean, and one supplied by a Swansea laboratory whose country of origin was uncertain. One was a brittle fibrous tremolite from Italy. Two, from Dornie and Shinness in Scotland, were made up mostly of cleavage fragments. Each dust was injected once, at 10 mg, into the abdominal cavity of 33 or 36 rats, which lived out their lives. Peritoneal mesothelioma developed in 36 of 36 rats given California tremolite, 35 of 36 given Swansea, 32 of 33 given Korean, 24 of 36 given Italian, 4 of 33 given Dornie and 2 of 36 given Shinness tremolite. The Italian sample caused far more tumors than the Dornie sample, even though the Italian dose had only about one-third as many fibers longer than 8 micrometers. No single fiber-size measure fully explained the differences. The authors concluded that different forms of tremolite produce dusts with very different carcinogenic potential, and that methods are needed to tell carcinogenic fibers from relatively harmless dusts.

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• Analysis of amphibole asbestos in chrysotile and other minerals. J. Addison, L.S. Davies. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 1990;34(2):159-75. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos content of lung tissue, lymph nodes, and pleural plaques from former shipyard workers. R.F. Dodson, M.G. Williams, C.J. Corn, et al. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1990;142(4):843-7. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos: scientific developments and implications for public policy. B.T. Mossman, J. Bignon, M. Corn, et al. Science 1990;247(4940):294-301. PubMed · Publisher

• Health effects of tremolite. This official statement of the American Thoracic Society was adopted by the ATS Board of Directors, June 1990. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1990;142(6 Pt 1):1453-8. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Mineral fibres, fibrosis, and asbestos bodies in lung tissue from deceased asbestos cement workers. M. Albin, L. Johansson, F.D. Pooley, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1990;47(11):767-74. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• On talc, tremolite, and tergiversation. R. Reger, W.K. Morgan. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1990;47(8):505-7. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Relation between asbestosis and bronchial cancer in amphibole asbestos miners. R.M. Rudd. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1990;47(3):215-6. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

1980s

• Mineralogic correlates of fibrosis in chrysotile miners and millers. A. Churg, J.L. Wright, L. DePaoli, et al. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1989;139(4):891-6. PubMed · Publisher
• Ordinal regression models for epidemiologic data. B.G. Armstrong, M. Sloan. American Journal of Epidemiology 1989;129(1):191-204. PubMed · Publisher
• Relation between asbestosis and bronchial cancer in amphibole asbestos miners. G.K. Sluis-Cremer, B.N. Bezuidenhout. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1989;46(8):537-40. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Respiratory cancer in chrysotile textile and mining industries: exposure inferences from lung analysis. P. Sebastien, J.C. McDonald, A.D. McDonald, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1989;46(3):180-7. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• The epidemiology and pathogenesis of malignant mesothelioma. J.E. Craighead. Chest 1989;96(1 Suppl):92S-93S. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Amphiboles and chrysotile asbestos exposure. V.L. Roggli, P.C. Pratt. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1988;14(2):245-6. Letter PubMed · Publisher
• An epidemiological study in an Anatolian village environmentally exposed to tremolite asbestos. Y.I. Baris, N. Bilir, M. Artvinli, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1988;45(12):838-40. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Chrysotile, tremolite, and malignant mesothelioma in man. A. Churg. Chest 1988;93(3):621-8. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Endemic pleural calcification and mesothelioma. A.M. Langer, R.P. Nolan, S.H. Constantopoulos. JAMA 1988;260(3):339-40. Letter PubMed
• Endemic pleural calcification and mesothelioma. JAMA 1988;259(4):520. Letter PubMed
• Environmental pleural plaques in residents of a Quebec chrysotile mining town. A. Churg, L. DePaoli. Chest 1988;94(1):58-60. PubMed · Publisher
• Health of vermiculite miners exposed to trace amounts of fibrous tremolite. J.C. McDonald, A.D. McDonald, P. Sébastien, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1988;45(9):630-4. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Linking chrysotile asbestos with mesothelioma. G.K. Sluis-Cremer. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1988;14(5):631-2. Letter PubMed · Publisher
• Mortality of workers in two Minnesota taconite mining and milling operations. W.C. Cooper, O. Wong, R. Graebner. Journal of Occupational Medicine. 1988;30(6):506-11. PubMed
• Non-occupational asbestos related chest diseases in a small Anatolian village. Y.I. Bariş, M. Artvinli, A.A. Sahin, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1988;45(12):841-2. Case report PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Tremolite, other amphiboles, and mesothelioma. J.C. McDonald. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1988;14(2):247-9. Letter PubMed · Publisher
• Association of Metsovo lung and pleural mesothelioma with exposure to tremolite-containing whitewash. A.M. Langer, R.P. Nolan, S.H. Constantopoulos, et al. Lancet 1987;1(8539):965-7. PubMed · Publisher
• Current pathogenetic concepts of diffuse malignant mesothelioma. J.E. Craighead. Human Pathology 1987;18(6):544-57. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Mesothelioma in Cyprus: the role of tremolite. K. McConnochie, L. Simonato, P. Mavrides, et al. Thorax 1987;42(5):342-7. Case report PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Pleural effects of tremolite in north-west Greece. T. Bazas. Lancet 1987;1(8548):1490-1. Letter PubMed · Publisher
• Regional findings in Metsovo lung. S.H. Constantopoulos, A.M. Langer, N. Saratzis, et al. Lancet 1987;2(8556):452-3. Letter PubMed · Publisher
• The morbidity and mortality of vermiculite miners and millers exposed to tremolite-actinolite: Part I. Exposure estimates. H.E. Amandus, R. Wheeler, J. Jankovic, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1987;11(1):1-14. PubMed · Publisher
• The morbidity and mortality of vermiculite miners and millers exposed to tremolite-actinolite: Part II. Mortality. H.E. Amandus, R. Wheeler. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1987;11(1):15-26. PubMed · Publisher
• The morbidity and mortality of vermiculite miners and millers exposed to tremolite-actinolite: Part III. Radiographic findings. H.E. Amandus, R. Althouse, W.K. Morgan, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1987;11(1):27-37. PubMed · Publisher
• Tremolite whitewashing and pleural calcifications. S.H. Constantopoulos, N.A. Saratzis, D. Kontogiannis, et al. Chest 1987;92(4):709-12. PubMed · Publisher
• Tremolite/chrysotile ratios. G. Scansetti, G. Piolatto. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1987;12(1):117-8. Letter PubMed · Publisher
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• Solubility of asbestos and man-made mineral fibers in vitro and in vivo: its significance in lung disease. A. Morgan, A. Holmes. Environmental Research 1986;39(2):475-84. PubMed · Publisher
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• Fiber size and number in amphibole asbestos-induced mesothelioma. A. Churg, B. Wiggs. The American Journal of Pathology 1984;115(3):437-42. PubMed · Free full text
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• Mortality among asbestos-exposed workers in a railroad workshop. C.G. Ohlson, B. Klaesson, C. Hogstedt. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 1984;10(5):283-91. PubMed · Publisher
• Pulmonary changes after exposure to vermiculite contaminated with fibrous tremolite. J.E. Lockey, S.M. Brooks, A.M. Jarabek, et al. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1984;129(6):952-8. PubMed · Publisher
• Rarity of mineral fibre pleurisy among persons exposed to Finnish anthophyllite and with low risk of mesothelioma. G. Hillerdal, A. Zitting, A.H. van Assendelft, et al. Thorax 1984;39(8):608-11. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Biological in vitro and in vivo responses of chrysotile versus amphiboles. J. Bignon, M.C. Jaurand. Environmental Health Perspectives 1983;51:73-80. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Chronic effects of dietary exposure to amosite asbestos and tremolite in F344 rats. E.E. McConnell, H.A. Rutter, B.M. Ulland, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 1983;53:27-44. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Correlation of in vitro and in vivo methods by means of mass dose and fiber distribution for amosite and fibrous ferroactinolite. D.L. Coffin, L.D. Palekar, P.M. Cook. Environmental Health Perspectives 1983;51:49-53. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Fibre type and concentration in the lungs of workers in an asbestos cement factory. B. Gylseth, G. Mowé, A. Wannag. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1983;40(4):375-9. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• In vitro effects of mineral fibers. L.D. Palekar, P.M. Cook, D.L. Coffin. Environmental Health Perspectives 1983;51:11-6. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Numbers of asbestos bodies on iron-stained tissue sections in relation to asbestos body counts in lung tissue digests. V.L. Roggli, P.C. Pratt. Human Pathology 1983;14(4):355-61. PubMed · Publisher
• Small-airway lesions in patients exposed to nonasbestos mineral dusts. A. Churg, J.L. Wright. Human Pathology 1983;14(8):688-93. PubMed · Publisher
• Biological effects of tremolite. J.C. Wagner, M. Chamberlain, R.C. Brown, et al. British Journal of Cancer 1982;45(3):352-60. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Fiber counting and analysis in the diagnosis of asbestos-related disease. A. Churg. Human Pathology 1982;13(4):381-92. PubMed · Publisher
• Interpretation of the carcinogenicity of amosite asbestos and ferroactinolite on the basis of retained fiber dose and characteristics in vivo. P.M. Cook, L.D. Palekar, D.L. Coffin. Toxicology Letters 1982;13(3-4):151-8. PubMed · Publisher
• Tumorigenesis by a ferroactinolite mineral. D.L. Coffin, L.D. Palekar, P.M. Cook. Toxicology Letters 1982;13(3-4):143-9. PubMed · Publisher
• Amphibole fibers in a taconite mine and in the lungs of the miners. B. Gylseth, T. Norseth, V. Skaug. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1981;2(2):175-84. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos and drinking water in Canada. P. Toft, D. Wigle, J.C. Meranger, et al. The Science of the Total Environment 1981;18:77-89. PubMed · Publisher
• Host rocks and gangue minerals in relation to pneumoconiosis and cancer. A.M. Langer. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1981;2(2):89-90. Editorial PubMed · Publisher
• Topographic and size distribution of asbestos bodies in exposed human lungs. B. Gylseth, R. Baunan. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 1981;7(3):190-5. PubMed · Publisher
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1940s

• The dust hazard in tremolite talc mining. L. Greenburg. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine 1947;19(4):481-501. PubMed · Free full text

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