Dust (Urban and Industrial) Medical Mineralogy and Geochemistry

A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (17 February 2023) | Viewed by 1987

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Geosciences Department, Geobiotec Research Unit, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: clays and clay minerals; industrial minerals in general and traditional building materials; medical geology; coastal and marine geology
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GeoBioTec Research Unit, Geosciences Department, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: medical geology; clays and natural waters; environmental geochemistry; microplastics
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Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue “Dust (Urban and Industrial) Medical Mineralogy and Geochemistry” provides wide coverage of the general areas relating to dusts, with natural and anthropogenic sources, as well as their impact on human health. Published papers deal with dust composition, size, morphology, experimental and theoretical methods to identify sources, health-related outcomes, among others. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced.

Prof. Dr. Fernando Rocha
Dr. Carla Candeias
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Keywords

  • indoor and outdoor air quality
  • particulate matter
  • dust profile
  • human health
  • dust natural and anthropogenic sources
  • dust mineralogy and geochemistry.

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A Toxicological Study of the Respirable Coal Mine Dust: Assessment of Different Dust Sources within the Same Mine
by Milton Das, Vanessa Salinas, Jason LeBoeuf, Rifat Khan, Quiteria Jacquez, Alexandra Camacho, Mark Hovingh, Katherine Zychowski, Mohammad Rezaee, Pedram Roghanchi and Gayan Rubasinghege
Minerals 2023, 13(3), 433; https://doi.org/10.3390/min13030433 - 18 Mar 2023
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Abstract
Respirable coal mine dust (RCMD) exposure is one of the utmost health hazards to the mining community causing various health issues, including coal worker pneumoconiosis (CWP). Considering multiple potential sources of RCMD having different physicochemical properties within the same mine suggests a wide [...] Read more.
Respirable coal mine dust (RCMD) exposure is one of the utmost health hazards to the mining community causing various health issues, including coal worker pneumoconiosis (CWP). Considering multiple potential sources of RCMD having different physicochemical properties within the same mine suggests a wide range of health impacts that have not yet been studied extensively. In this work, we investigate the toxicity of lab-created RCMD based on different sources: coal seam, rock dust, host floor, and host roof collected from the same mine. Comparative samples obtained from several mines situated in various geographic locations were also assessed. This work quantifies metal leaching in simulated lung fluids and correlates dissolution with in vitro immune responses. Here, dissolution experiments were conducted using two simulated lung fluids; Gamble solution (GS) and artificial lysosomal fluid (ALF). In vitro studies were performed using a lung epithelial cell line (A549) to investigate their immune responses and cell viability. Si and Al are the most dissolved metals, among several other trace metals, such as Fe, Sr, Ba, Pb, etc. RCMD from the coal seam and the rock dust showed the least metal leaching, while the floor and roof samples dissolved the most. Results from in vitro studies showed a prominent effect on cell viability for floor and roof dust samples suggesting high toxicity. Full article
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