by Carley Dryden (Updated: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 5:20 PM PDT) Linda Reinstein, pictured next to a family portrait, has fought for the last two years to get a resolution passed that would repeal serpentine as the state rock. Serpentine contains asbestos, a carcinogen that led to her husband’s death from mesothelioma in 2006. (photo [...]
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California Department of Conservation, California Geological Survey, Facts about Serpentine Rock: http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/information/publications/cgs_notes/note_14/Documents/note_14.pdf Facts about Serpentine Rock and Soil Containing Asbestos in California. University of California: Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources: http://ucanr.org/freepubs/docs/8399.pdf World Health Organization International Agency on Cancer Research (asbestos is a known human carcinogen): http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/suppl7/suppl7.pdf Chrysotile Asbestos in a California Recreational Area (1979) [...]
“You have picked the wrong nerds to mess with”... that’s a good line to end your article, but you should be aware that the Professional Geologists that have specifically been studying the mineral in question (like myself) are aware that there is still significant debate over the health effects of chrysotile (serpentine-derived) and amphibole-sourced asbestos [...]
“You have picked the wrong nerds to mess with”... that’s a good line to end your article, but you should be aware that the Professional Geologists that have specifically been studying the mineral in question (like myself) are aware that there is still significant debate over the health effects of chrysotile (serpentine-derived) and amphibole-sourced asbestos [...]