Asbestos and Other Fibrous Materials: Mineralogy, Crystal Chemistry, and Health Effects

Contents......Page 10
Fibers and History......Page 14
Definitions of Fiber......Page 15
Nomenclature......Page 17
The Properties of Inorganic Fibers......Page 22
Classification of Inorganic Fibrous Materials......Page 27
FIBROUS MINERALS......Page 31
The Crystal Chemistry of Mineral Materials......Page 32
Silicate and Aluminosilicate Minerals that Form Fibers......Page 38
Asbestos......Page 53
Other Chain Aluminosilicates that Form Fibers......Page 57
Aluminosilicates with Sheet Structures that Form Fibers......Page 62
Other Aluminosilicates that Form Fibers......Page 77
Isolated Tetrahedra Silicates......Page 83
Silica Minerals that Are Fibrous......Page 86
Fibers of Nonsilicate Minerals......Page 90
SYNTHETIC FIBERS......Page 91
MMVF or Glass Fibers......Page 93
Whiskers......Page 97
Carbon and Graphite Fibers......Page 101
Summary......Page 105
Historical Highlights and Perspectives......Page 114
The Respiratory System: Structure and Function......Page 119
The Pleura: Structure and Function......Page 125
The Lymphatic System: Structure and Function......Page 127
Fiber Inhalation and Health Effects......Page 131
Epidemiology of Exposure to Fibrous Materials......Page 155
Summary......Page 160
Appendixes......Page 174
A......Page 202
C......Page 204
F......Page 205
M......Page 206
U......Page 207
Z......Page 208
Credits......Page 209
C......Page 212
G......Page 213
P......Page 214
Z......Page 215