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Earth Materials and Human Health

Tasks

The Earth Materials and Human Health project has been divided into five tasks, each of which uniquely contribute to the goals and the strategy.

Please choose a task from the list below.


Tasks Title
Task 1 Chemical, mineralogical, and isotopic characterization of rocks and industrial deposits containing asbestiform, fibrous, and other potentially hazardous minerals
Task 2 Earth science characterization of airborne mineral dusts from a health perspective
Task 3 Using imaging, field and laboratory spectroscopy to map and analyze asbestos and other fibrous and potentially hazardous materials
Task 4 Geologic terrains and environments that form fibrous mineral deposits
Task 5 Rapid characterization and analysis methods

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