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Plant Colonization Limits Dispersion in the Air of Asbestos Fibers in an Abandoned Asbestos Mine

Plant Colonization Limits Dispersion in the Air of Asbestos Fibers in an Abandoned Asbestos Mine

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_21179602

Plant Colonization Limits Dispersion in the Air of Asbestos Fibers in an Abandoned Asbestos Mine

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Plant Colonization Limits Dispersion in the Air of Asbestos Fibers in an Abandoned Asbestos Mine

Publisher

Humboldt Field Research Institute

Journal title

Northeastern naturalist, 2009-06, Vol.16 (sp5), p.163-177

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English

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Humboldt Field Research Institute

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Contents

Asbestos exposure has been linked to adverse human health effects including asbestosis and mesothelioma. As such, mining and utilization of asbestos is restricted or has been banned in about 50 countries since 1990. Nevertheless, abandoned asbestos mines, mostly in serpentine areas, persist as sources of hazardous airborne fibers. Revegetation of a...

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Plant Colonization Limits Dispersion in the Air of Asbestos Fibers in an Abandoned Asbestos Mine

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_21179602

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_21179602

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ISSN

1092-6194

E-ISSN

1938-5307

DOI

10.1656/045.016.0514

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