Research on Tremolite

The National Library of Medicine's indexers, who file every article in PubMed under subject headings (MeSH), filed 184 studies in our library under the substance tremolite. The indexing is NLM's, not ours. For what these studies mean for people exposed, read our page on tremolite. 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Lung cancer in a patient with predominantly short tremolite fibers in his lung. N. Kohyama, M. Fujiki, T. Kishimoto, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2017;60(9):831-838. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• The extracts of bredigite bioceramics enhanced the pluripotency of human dental pulp cells. L. Chen, L. Liu, C. Wu, et al. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part a 2017;105(12):3465-3474. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos contamination in feldspar extraction sites: a failure of prevention? Commentary. F. Cavariani. Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2016;52(1):6-8. PubMed · Publisher

• Evaluation of asbestos-containing products and released fibers in home appliances. S.H. Hwang, W.M. Park. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 2016;66(9):922-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Long-term toxicity of naturally occurring asbestos in male Fischer 344 rats. J.M. Cyphert, M.A. McGee, A. Nyska, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a 2016;79(2):49-60. PubMed · Publisher

• Mechanical and cytotoxicity evaluation of nanostructured hydroxyapatite-bredigite scaffolds for bone regeneration. M. Eilbagi, R. Emadi, K. Raeissi, et al. Materials Science & Engineering. C, Materials for Biological Applications 2016;68:603-612. PubMed · Publisher

• Trace elements in hazardous mineral fibres. A. Bloise, D. Barca, A.F. Gualtieri, et al. Environmental Pollution 2016;216:314-323. PubMed · Publisher

• Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy of Amphibole Fibers From the Lungs of Quebec Miners. M. Germine, J.H. Puffer. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health 2015;70(6):323-31. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestosis in a Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata). K. Tsugo, A. Kashimura, Y. Une. Toxicologic Pathology 2015;43(7):1035-9. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Biodegradable mesoporous calcium-magnesium silicate-polybutylene succinate scaffolds for osseous tissue engineering. X. Zhang, C. Zhang, W. Xu, et al. International Journal of Nanomedicine 2015;10:6699-708. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Clinical and prognostic features of erionite-induced malignant mesothelioma. E. Demirer, C.F. Ghattas, M.O. Radwan, et al. Yonsei Medical Journal 2015;56(2):311-23. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Screening of miners and millers at decreasing levels of asbestos exposure: comparison of chest radiography and thin-section computed tomography. M. Terra-Filho, E. Bagatin, L.E. Nery, et al. PloS One 2015;10(3):e0118585. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Bioactive bredigite coating with improved bonding strength, rapid apatite mineralization and excellent cytocompatibility. D. Yi, C. Wu, B. Ma, et al. Journal of Biomaterials Applications 2014;28(9):1343-53. PubMed · Publisher

• Early and delayed effects of naturally occurring asbestos on serum biomarkers of inflammation and metabolism. U.P. Kodavanti, D. Andrews, M.C. Schladweiler, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a 2014;77(17):1024-39. PubMed · Publisher

• Improvement of biodegradability, bioactivity, mechanical integrity and cytocompatibility behavior of biodegradable mg based orthopedic implants using nanostructured Bredigite (Ca7MgSi 4O 16) bioceramic coated via ASD/EPD technique. M. Razavi, M. Fathi, O. Savabi, et al. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 2014;42(12):2537-50. PubMed · Publisher

• Rat model demonstrates a high risk of tremolite but a low risk of anthophyllite for mesothelial carcinogenesis. D. Aierken, Y. Okazaki, S.H. Chew, et al. Nagoya Journal of Medical Science 2014;76(1-2):149-60. PubMed · Free full text

• The assessment of the malignant mesothelioma cases and environmental asbestos exposure in Sivas province, Turkey. S. Berk, H. Yalcin, O.T. Dogan, et al. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 2014;36(1):55-64. PubMed · Publisher

• Carving of non-asbestiform tremolite and the risk of lung cancer: a follow-up mortality study in a historical nephrite processing cohort. H.Y. Yang, R.H. Shie, P.C. Chen. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2013;70(12):852-7. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Cytotoxicity induced by exposure to natural and synthetic tremolite asbestos: an in vitro pilot study. A. Pugnaloni, F. Giantomassi, G. Lucarini, et al. Acta Histochemica 2013;115(2):100-12. PubMed · Publisher

• Influence of a nickel smelter plant on the mineralogical composition of attic dust in the Tikveš Valley, Republic of Macedonia. B. Boev, T. Stafilov, K. Bačeva, et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International 2013;20(6):3781-8. PubMed · Publisher

• Mantle wedge infiltrated with saline fluids from dehydration and decarbonation of subducting slab. T. Kawamoto, M. Yoshikawa, Y. Kumagai, et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2013;110(24):9663-8. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Pulmonary fibrosis in workers exposed to non-asbestiform tremolite asbestos minerals. H.Y. Yang, R.H. Shie, P.C. Chen. Epidemiology 2013;24(1):143-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Stimulatory effects of the ionic products from Ca-Mg-Si bioceramics on both osteogenesis and angiogenesis in vitro. W. Zhai, H. Lu, C. Wu, et al. Acta Biomaterialia 2013;9(8):8004-14. PubMed · Publisher

• Bredigite-structure orthosilicate phosphor as a green component for white LED: the structural and optical properties. K.H. Lee, S.H. Park, H.S. Yoon, et al. Optics Express 2012;20(6):6248-57. 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

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

2000s

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Synthesis and in vitro bioactivity of bredigite powders. C. Wu, J. Chang. Journal of Biomaterials Applications 2007;21(3):251-63. PubMed · Publisher
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Mineralogical and exposure determinants of pulmonary fibrosis among Québec chrysotile miners and millers. A. Nayebzadeh, B.W. Case, J. Massé, et al. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 2006;79(3):227-36. PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos burden in cases of mesothelioma from individuals from various regions of the United States. R.F. Dodson, R. Graef, S. Shepherd, et al. Ultrastructural Pathology 2005;29(5):415-33. PubMed · Publisher
• 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
• Preparation and characteristics of a calcium magnesium silicate (bredigite) bioactive ceramic. C. Wu, J. Chang, J. Wang, et al. Biomaterials 2005;26(16):2925-31. PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos problems in Montana and California. C. Maynard. Environmental Science & Technology 2004;38(3):46A. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher
• 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
• Assessment of environmental and domestic exposure to tremolite in New Caledonia. D. Luce, M.A. Billon-Galland, I. Bugel, et al. Archives of Environmental Health 2004;59(2):91-100. 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

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  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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• 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

1980s

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• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Asbestos in play sand. M. Germine. The New England Journal of Medicine 1986;315(14):891. Letter PubMed · Publisher
• Cohort study of mortality of vermiculite miners exposed to tremolite. J.C. McDonald, A.D. McDonald, B. Armstrong, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1986;43(7):436-44. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Fiber size and number in workers exposed to processed chrysotile asbestos, chrysotile miners, and the general population. A. Churg, B. Wiggs. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1986;9(2):143-52. PubMed · Publisher
• Lung asbestos content in long-term residents of a chrysotile mining town. A. Churg. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1986;134(1):125-7. PubMed · Publisher
• Malignant mesothelioma caused by childhood exposure to long-fiber low aspect ratio tremolite. F. Magee, J.L. Wright, N. Chan, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1986;9(6):529-33. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• Radiological survey of past and present vermiculite miners exposed to tremolite. J.C. McDonald, P. Sebastien, B. Armstrong. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1986;43(7):445-9. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Inhalation studies on the effects of tremolite and brucite dust in rats. J.M. Davis, J. Addison, R.E. Bolton, et al. Carcinogenesis 1985;6(5):667-74. PubMed · Publisher
• Fibrogenesis by mineral fibres: an in-vitro study of the roles of the macrophage and fibre length. M. Aalto, A.G. Heppleston. British Journal of Experimental Pathology 1984;65(1):91-9. PubMed · Free full text
• Lung asbestos content in chrysotile workers with mesothelioma. A. Churg, B. Wiggs, L. Depaoli, et al. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1984;130(6):1042-5. 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
• 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
• 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

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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