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Chrysotile asbestos is progressively converted into a non-fibrous amorphous material by the chelating action of lichen metabolites |
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| Authors: | Favero-Longo Sergio E Turci Francesco Tomatis Maura Castelli Daniele Bonfante Paola Hochella Michael F Piervittori Rosanna Fubini Bice |
| Institution: | University of Torino and Interdepartmental Centre G. Scansetti for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, Italy. |
| Abstract: | A natural deactivation of chrysotile asbestos occurs on serpentinite rocks where lichens selectively grow on the fibres and secrete metabolites, including oxalic acid, which, in the long term, turn the fibres into a non-toxic amorphous material. |
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