title: Biological durability and oxidative potential of a stonewool mineral fibre compared to crocidolite asbestos fibres.
abstract: Experiments are described concerning the differences in redox properties and biodurability of natural asbestos fibres and an experimental stonewool fibre incubated in Gamble solution and reconstructed surfactant fluid. Crocidolite exhibits a significantly higher oxidative potential compared to the tested stonewool fibres. The oxidative activity of both types of fibres is not constant during incubation over several weeks, but rather shows a sinoidal curve including reactivities much higher than those at the beginning of the incubation. A continuous loss of mass is concluded not to be definitively connected with a continuous loss of toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Phytopathologie, Technische Universität Müchen-Weihenstephan, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hippeli
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dornisch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dräger
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Elstner
mesh_terms: D017638:Asbestos, Crocidolite / Q000737:chemistry*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D008058:Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D004492:Edetic Acid; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D019016:Mineral Fibers / Q000032:analysis*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D019016:Mineral Fibers; D017638:Asbestos, Crocidolite; D004492:Edetic Acid; D008058:Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase