| The amosite had median lengths about twice that of LA, but the widths of LA and the amosite were equivalent. |
| Comparative long-term toxicity of Libby amphibole and amosite asbestos in rats after single or multiple intratracheal exposures. |
| There are three commercial types, listed in the order of most deadly, crocidolite, amosite and chrysotile. |
| These primarily consisted of amosite and crocidolite, both commercial amphiboles. |
| Amosite is used primarily as a fire retardant in thermal insulation products and ceiling tiles. |
| Most amphibole asbestos was mined as crocidolite and amosite from Precambrian banded ironstones in South Africa and, to a lesser extent, Western Australia. |
