Geomaterials: Hazardous, Risk and Solutions
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Earth Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2022) | Viewed by 552
Special Issue Editors
Interests: petrophysics; anisotropy; petrofabric
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Interests: asbestos; synthesis; crystals growth; synthetic fibres
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Interests: magmatic and metamorphic petrography; naturally occurring asbestos; ophiolitic sequence; geomaterials
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Interests: natural stones; architectural heritage; characterization of rocks; natural hazards related to stones; natural radioactivity; fibrous minerals
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will focus on the state of the art of geomaterials that can be potentially hazardous to human health, aiming to find solutions for regenerating the available natural resources.
Particular attention will be paid to those processes that involve natural occurrences of asbestos and asbestiform minerals as a source of possible environmental risk. Due to natural causes or anthropic factors, such phases may be disseminated in the living environment, resulting in contamination of water, air, and soil, as well as release into the environment of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) such as Cr, Ni, and V contained in such minerals. We will also welcome contributions presenting innovative approaches for recycling and reusing potentially hazardous secondary raw materials, in order to give them new life from neglected waste to new regenerated resources.
Topics of interest include the impact derived from the use of potentially hazardous geomaterials fibrous materials, risks related to restoration work on monuments, risks related to restoration work on civil construction, importance of trace elements in fibrous minerals, laser cleaning related to health hazards, and medicine geology and asbestos awareness.
Prof. Dr. Rosalda Punturo
Prof. Dr. Andrea Bloise
Dr. Giovanna Rizzo
Prof. Dr. Lola Pereira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- asbestos
- fibrous minerals
- construction materials
- health hazards
