Physico-chemical properties of quartz from industrial manufacturing and its cytotoxic effects on alveolar macrophages: The case of green sand mould casting for iron production

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 312; pp. 18 - 27
• Main Authors: Di Benedetto, Francesco, Gazzano, Elena, Tomatis, Maura, Turci, Francesco, Pardi, Luca A., Bronco, Simona, Fornaciai, Gabriele, Innocenti, Massimo, Montegrossi, Giordano, Muniz Miranda, Maurizio, Zoleo, Alfonso, Capacci, Fabio, Fubini, Bice, Ghigo, Dario, Romanelli, Maurizio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.07.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Carbon; Carbon coating; Cytotoxicity; Dust; EPR/ESEEM; Free radicals; Health effects; Hole and Al centres; Iron; Iron and steel making; Macrophages; Macrophages, Alveolar - drug effects; Mice; Morphology; Nitric Oxide - metabolism; Quartz; Quartz - chemistry; Raw; Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism; ROS; Sand; Silicon Dioxide; NO; EPR/ESEEM; Free radicals; ROS; Cytotoxicity; Health effects; Quartz; Macrophages; Hole and Al centres; Carbon coating

[Display omitted] •Industrial processing of SiO2 contributes to the variability of its hazard.•Modifications affecting a SiO2-rich sand in cast iron production were investigated.•Numerous changes in sample morphology and surface reactivity were traced.•No cellular responses were observed with the pr...