Asbestos in water sources of the Bazhenovskoye chrysotile asbestos deposit.
The paper provides measurements of asbestos fiber levels in water sources from the area of the Bazhenovskoye chrysotile asbestos deposit. All study water samples contained asbestos fibers at concentrations one to three orders below the values standardized in the USA (7 x 10(6) fibers/liter). All the identified fibers belonged to chrysotile asbestos and no amphibole asbestos, such as tremolite asbestos, has been identified. The anthropogenic load of asbestos fibers in Asbest City's environment is increasing in the volume of 5.770 x 10(14) fibers/liter or 10.2 kg of chrysotile asbestos. The authors consider it advisable to continue studies to measure asbestos levels in the water sources in the areas located in the vicinity of other Russian asbestos deposits.
Kashansky
Sergey V
SV
Labor Hygiene Department, Ekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prevention and Health Protection of Industrial Workers, Exaterinburg City, Russia. hlhdmrc@etel.ru
Slyshkina
Tatiana V
TV
D001194:Asbestos / Q000032:analysis* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D019016:Mineral Fibers / Q000032:analysis; D011634:Public Health; D012016:Reference Values; D012426:Russia; D014881:Water Supply
D019016:Mineral Fibers; D001194:Asbestos