Asbestos Occurrence in Mohmand Agency: Genesis, Economics, and Related Health Hazards
Abstract
Two new localities of asbestos are reported from Mohmand agency. It is considered that the asbestos development is associated with shearing and circulation of water and some CO2 in ultramafic rocks. The asbestos is of considerable economic significance, however, there is strong circumstantial evidence that its related health hazards have already started affecting the local miners.
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