More dangerous than asbestos: Urgent call for study of Auckland’s erionite

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More dangerous than asbestos: Urgent call for study of Auckland’s erionite

Martin
Johnston
"woolly" erionite in waitakere group rock from Te Henga Rd Quarry in waitakere ranges. source NZMJ/Rod Martin
“Woolly” erionite fibres in Waitakere Group rock from Te Henga Road Quarry in the Waitakere Ranges. Photo: Rod Martin, New Zealand Medical Journal
“The potency of erionite as a human carcinogen appears to be higher than that of asbestos, particularly for the development of malignant mesothelioma”