Jasmine Rita Petriglieri

1. Introduction Asbestos is the commercial name by which six mineral fibers, five amphiboles (including actinolite asbestos, amosite (fibrous grunerite), anthophyllite, crocidolite, and tremolite asbestos, and one serpentine (chrysotile) are commonly known [1,2,3,4]. Exposure to asbestos fibers is associated with an increased risk of developing long-latency diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, and pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma [5,6].