03291nam 22008413a 450 991034669090332120250203235431.09783039211456303921145510.3390/books978-3-03921-145-6(CKB)4920000000094760(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/53540(ScCtBLL)78f4b0a9-40b8-4d5e-9c16-74e2d56cbf67(OCoLC)1126208018(oapen)doab53540(EXLCZ)99492000000009476020250203i20192019 uu engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMineral FibresRosalda Punturo, Robert Kusiorowski, Andrea Bloise, Lola PereiraMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute2019Basel, Switzerland :MDPI,2019.1 electronic resource (118 p.)9783039211449 3039211447 In the last decades, there has been increasing interest in Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA) and asbestos containing materials (ACMs) as a source of possible environmental risk. A crucial theme of interest related to environmental pollution is the enhanced mobilization of asbestos minerals affecting soils and rocks due to human activities (e.g., road construction, mining activity) in comparison with natural weathering processes. The volume has aimed to gather contributions and to compare results derived from various experiences of research groups regarding NOA minerals as a source of possible environmental risks for population. Case studies from various geological contexts are presented. Moreover, contributions presenting novel and classical approaches for ACM inertization and recycling, together with possible solutions for reducing asbestos exposure, has been also presented.environmental monitoringasbestospolymorphsXRDgrinding testasbestos' mineralsserpentinite soilimage analysisasbestos-containing materialshealth hazardNaturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA)melting processtremoliteSouthern Italynaturally occurring asbestosRD-UV-Vis spectroscopythermal treatmentmorphologyfibrous habitustexturerecyclingIRasbestiform and fibrous mineralschrysotilelizardite characterizationedenitecleavage fragmentsrhino white marble of Namibiaserpentinitesserpentine varietiesantigoritePCOMaggregatesSEMPunturo Rosalda1786457Kusiorowski RobertBloise AndreaPereira LolaScCtBLLScCtBLLBOOK9910346690903321Mineral Fibres4318140UNINA