Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Fiber dimensions of crocidolites from Western Australia, Bolivia, and the Cape and Transvaal Provinces of South Africa

Notes: Fondo donado por el Sr. Enrique González Fernández, del INSHTSumario: The objetive of the study is to determine wheter there are measurable morphological differences between crocidolite fibers that correlate with the high reported incidence of mesothelioma in miners and mill employees in the Cape Province of South Africa and Western Australia, as compared with little or no reported incidence of this cancer in the Transvaal Province of South Africa or Bolivia. Fiber dimensions measured with the scanning transmission electron microscope showed that crocidolites from Western Australia and the Cape Province have more thin fibers than crocidolites from Bolivia and the Transvaal ProvinceMateria / lugar / evento: Fibras Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas Contaminantes químicos Higiene industrial Australia Sudáfrica Bolivia Other categories: 872