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close this bookAsbestos Overview and Handling Recommendations (GTZ; 1996)
View the documentAcknowledgments
View the documentPreface
Open this folder and view contentsPart I. Introduction
close this folderPart II. Asbestos
close this folder1. Introductory part: Asbestos - Deposits, uses, types, characteristics
View the document1.1 Types, deposits, and uses of Asbestos, chemical structure
View the document1.2 Mineralogical and mechanical properties of Asbestos
View the document1. 3 Analytical methods of determining Asbestos fibers
Open this folder and view contents2. Legal regulations for the production, introduction to the market and use of Asbestos containing materials and Asbestos products
Open this folder and view contents3. Environmental aspects and health hazards due to Asbestos
Open this folder and view contents4. Application areas of Asbestos materials and Asbestos products
Open this folder and view contents5. Occupational safety measures in handling Asbestos
Open this folder and view contents6 Aspects of Asbestos abatement and disposal of Asbestos containing materials
Open this folder and view contentsPart III. Asbestos substitutes
Open this folder and view contentsPart IV Country analysis
Open this folder and view contentsPart V Development of handling recommendations
View the documentPart Vl Literature
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1. Introductory part: Asbestos - Deposits, uses, types, characteristics

The different Asbestos minerals in the Earth's crust, their deposits and characteristics are presented in detail in this part. In particular, the minerals concerned are: chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, anthophyllite, tremolite und actinolite, which are categorized on the basis of their chemical composition and fibrous structure as serpentine Asbestos (chrysotile) or amphibole Asbestos.

The following presents a classification of Asbestos minerals and a description of the chemical composition, physical properties and specific figures for Asbestos fibers. In addition, the important mines for the different Asbestos fibers are named.

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