European Mineralogical Union
EMU Notes in Mineralogy – Volume 17 (2017)
Mineral fibres: crystal chemistry, chemical-physical properties, biological interaction and toxicity
Edited by Alessandro Francesco Gualtieri
Book plan
Chapter 1. Introduction
By A.F. Gualtieri (Italy)
Chapter 2. Crystal structure of mineral fibres
By P. Ballirano (Italy), A. Bloise (Italy), A.F. Gualtieri (Italy), M. Lezzerini, A. Pacella (Italy), N. Perchiazzi (Italy), M. Dogan (Turkey and USA), and A. U. Dogan (USA)
Chapter 3. Crystal habit of mineral fibres
By E. Belluso (Italy), A. Cavallo (Italy), D. Halterman USA)
Chapter 4. Bulk spectroscopy of mineral fibres
By G.B. Andreozzi (Italy), S. Pollastri (Italy)
Chapter 5. The analysis of asbestos minerals using vibrational spectroscopies (FTIR, Raman): crystal-chemistry, identification and environmental applications
By G. Della Ventura (Italy)
Chapter 6. Surface and bulk properties of mineral fibres relevant to toxicity
By F. Turci (Italy), M. Tomatis (Italy), A. Pacella (Italy)
Chapter 7. Thermal behaviour of mineral fibres
By A. Bloise (Italy), R. Kusiorowski (Poland), M. Lassinantti Gualtieri (Italy), A.F. Gualtieri (Italy)
Chapter 8. In vitro biological activity and mechanisms of carcinogenic diseases induced by mineral fibres
By B.T. Mossman (USA), A. Pugnaloni (Italy)
Chapter 9. In vivo biological activity of mineral fibres
By S. Capella (Italy), E. Belluso (Italy), N. Bursi (Italy), E. Tibaldi (Italy), D. Mandrioli (Italy), F. Belpoggi (Italy)
Chapter 10. Dissolution and biodurability of mineral fibres
By M. Rozalen (Spain), F. Huertas (Spain), A. Pacella (Italy), P. Ballirano (Italy)
Chapter 11. Epidemiological studies on mineral fibres
By B. Case (Canada), A. Marinaccio (Italy)
Chapter 12. Differential pathological response and pleural transport of mineral fibres
By D. Bernstein (Switzerland), E. Pavlisko (USA)
Chapter 13. Biological activities of asbestos and other carcinogenic mineral fibres
- Carbone (USA), H. Yang (USA)
Chapter 14. Insights into mineral fiber-induced lung epithelial cell toxicity and pulmonary fibrosis
By R. Jablonski (USA), S.J. Kim (USA), P. Cheresh (USA), D.W. Kamp (USA)
Chapter 15. Towards a general model to predict the toxicity and pathogenicity of mineral fibres
By A.F. Gualtieri (Italy), B.T. Mossman (USA), V.L. Roggli (USA)