An Underground Layer of Friable Asbestos in a Small Municipality in Colombia: Another Asbestos Contaminated Town?

Volume: 2018, Issue: 1
Published: Sep 24, 2018
Abstract
Introduction: Sibate is a small town (38,000 inhabitants) nearby Colombia’s capital, Bogotá. A water reservoir, el Muña, is located south-west of the town. Residents from Sibate report that during the 1970s and 1980s, parcels were filled with asbestos containing materials (ACM), to push out the heavily polluted waters of the reservoir from the urban area and create new land for urban development.Aims: The aims of this...
Paper Details
Title
An Underground Layer of Friable Asbestos in a Small Municipality in Colombia: Another Asbestos Contaminated Town?
Published Date
Sep 24, 2018
Volume
2018
Issue
1
Citation AnalysisPro
  • Scinapse’s Top 10 Citation Journals & Affiliations graph reveals the quality and authenticity of citations received by a paper.
  • Discover whether citations have been inflated due to self-citations, or if citations include institutional bias.