Chrysotile asbestos is progressively converted into a non-fibrous amorphous material by the chelating action of lichen metabolites
- 11 July 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Environmental Monitoring
- Vol. 7 (8) , 764-766
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b507569f
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.Keywords
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