Inhalation of erionite has been proven to be the cause of the extended epidemic of malignant mesothelioma occurring in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and of cases of lung diseases in the U.S.A. Its carcinogenicity is three orders of magnitude greater than that of regulated asbestos. Here we report the results of the investigation of the structural and crystal chemical modifications occurring in erionite leached with artificial lysosomal fluid (ALF) and Gamble's solution. ALF leaching produces a migration of Na+ ions from Cal to Ca2 extraframework cationic site, without the occurrence of any significant modification of the chemical composition of the fibers. In contrast, leaching with Gamble's solution induces a complex ionic-exchange process resulting in a temporary partial replacement of Na+ by Ca2+, coming from the fluid, which is fixed at a third Ca3 cationic site. Subsequently, the exchange process reverses. In fact, Ca2+ is removed from Ca3 and Na+ migrates back to Cal, the structure being indistinguishable from the starting, unleached material. Such processes seem to be accompanied by a progressive amorphization of fibers. Present data could provide valuable background for a more detailed comprehension of the morphostructural/biological activity relationships inducing pathogenicity.

Crystal chemical and structural modifications of erionite fibers leached with simulated lung fluids / Ballirano, Paolo; G., Cametti. - In: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST. - ISSN 0003-004X. - STAMPA. - 100:4(2015), pp. 1003-1012. [10.2138/am-2015-4922]

Crystal chemical and structural modifications of erionite fibers leached with simulated lung fluids

BALLIRANO, Paolo
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2015

Abstract

Inhalation of erionite has been proven to be the cause of the extended epidemic of malignant mesothelioma occurring in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and of cases of lung diseases in the U.S.A. Its carcinogenicity is three orders of magnitude greater than that of regulated asbestos. Here we report the results of the investigation of the structural and crystal chemical modifications occurring in erionite leached with artificial lysosomal fluid (ALF) and Gamble's solution. ALF leaching produces a migration of Na+ ions from Cal to Ca2 extraframework cationic site, without the occurrence of any significant modification of the chemical composition of the fibers. In contrast, leaching with Gamble's solution induces a complex ionic-exchange process resulting in a temporary partial replacement of Na+ by Ca2+, coming from the fluid, which is fixed at a third Ca3 cationic site. Subsequently, the exchange process reverses. In fact, Ca2+ is removed from Ca3 and Na+ migrates back to Cal, the structure being indistinguishable from the starting, unleached material. Such processes seem to be accompanied by a progressive amorphization of fibers. Present data could provide valuable background for a more detailed comprehension of the morphostructural/biological activity relationships inducing pathogenicity.
2015
erionite-Na; malignant mesothelioma (MM); simulated lung fluids SLFs; leaching; Rietveld method
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Crystal chemical and structural modifications of erionite fibers leached with simulated lung fluids / Ballirano, Paolo; G., Cametti. - In: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST. - ISSN 0003-004X. - STAMPA. - 100:4(2015), pp. 1003-1012. [10.2138/am-2015-4922]
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