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A chapter by Malcolm Ross and Robert P. Nolan in Geological Society of America Special Paper 373 (2003), pages 447-470. It traces asbestos from ancient use in Cyprus and Greece to modern mining, describes asbestos minerals and ophiolite-hosted deposits, and reviews asbestos disease, including mesothelioma in villages using tremolite stucco and whitewash. It covers concern at Libby, Montana, the New Idria Superfund sites, and reclamation in Cyprus. The authors estimate about 85% of world asbestos came from ophiolites and conclude low to moderate chrysotile exposure presents a very low health risk.
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“History of asbestos discovery and use and asbestos-related disease in context with the occurrence of asbestos within ophiolite complexes.” 2003. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/articles/history-of-asbestos-discovery-and-use-and-asbestos-related-disease-in-context-wi-2003.
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