Basalt Fibers: Alternative To Glass?
- Article about the development, manufacturing, properties and applications of basalt fiber and filaments as a reinforcement substitute for glass fiber and carbon. Published at CompositeWorld.Com. Author: Anne Ross.
- http://www.compositesworld.com/ct/issues/2006/August/1400

Fiberglass Fact Sheet
- Description of fiberglass and its application areas, health effects and safety regulations, exposure factors, treatment options and control measures. From the Illinois Department of Public Health.
- http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/factsheets/fiberglass.htm

Synthetic Inorganic Fiber Program
- Part of the Glenn Research center's Environmental Programs Manual, describing a program to establish the minimum requirements to reduce the risk of occupational illness resulting from exposure to synthetic inorganic fibers, such as fiberglass, mineral woo
- http://smad-ext.grc.nasa.gov/emo/pub/ohpm/ohpm19-inorganic.pdf

Glassfiber Reference Guide
- Comprehensive information about glassfiber manufacturing technologies, properties and technical characteristics, and nomenclature and glossary of technical terms. From Advanced Glassfiber Yarns, LLC.
- http://www.agy.com/technical_info/graphics_PDFs/Glassfiber_Reference_Guide.pdf

Guides to Pollution Prevention
- Comprehensive, October 1991 guide to pollution prevention in the fiberglass-reinforced and composite plastics industry. From the US Environmental Protection Agency.
- http://www.p2pays.org/ref/02/01058.pdf

Fiberglass Fabrication
- Table of contents, linking to extensive articles about the fiberglass industry, processes and raw materials, glossary of terms, health and safety, hazard prevention technologies and technical assistance. Directory of links to related sites. From the Pacif
- http://www.pprc.org/hubs/toc.cfm?hub=10&subsec=7&nav=7

Glass Fibers
- Extensive technical article about the manufacturing processes, physical and mechanical properties, and commercial uses of glass fibers. From PPG Industries, Inc.
- http://www.asminternational.org/Template.cfm?Section=ShopASM&template=Ecommerce/FileDisplay.cfm&file=ACF7D8.pdf

Man-made Vitreous Fibres
- Detailed evaluation of the strength of the available evidence for carcinogenity of man-made vitreous fibers as ceramic fibers, glasswool, rockwool and slagwool. Author: Edouard Bastarache.
- http://www.ceramic-materials.com/cermat/education/166.html

Asbestos and Other Fibers by PCM
- Description of an analytical method for the detection of hazardous airborne fiber particles. From the US Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pdfs/7400.pdf

Asbestos Defined
- Informational resource on asbestos. Description of the fibers, their effects on health, and information about handling and applications.
- http://www.mesothelioma.net/Asbestos.html

Inorganic fibers
- Article describing the chemical properties and characteristics of glass, carbon, boron and ceramic fibers, including production and market information, and a list of global manufacturers. From New Fibre magazine.
- http://www.technica.net/NF/NF2/efibreinorganiche.htm

Fibrous Insulation Materials for Microwave Applications
- Overview of the types of ceramic fibers used as insulation materials for industrial microwave furnaces and kilns. From Rath Performance Fibers, Inc. Authors: Ralph Grizzel and Dr. Gernot Mevec.
- http://www.rath-usa.com/html/insulation_for_microwave_appli.html

Synthetic Vitreous Fibers
- Public health statement about mineral fibers and the effects of exposure to human health. From the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
- http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp161-c1.pdf

Asbestos
- Description of the background, material structure, applications, and possible substitutes for asbestos fiber. From the Mineral Information Institute.
- http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photoasbes.html

Ceramic Fibers
- Classification of refractory ceramic fibers. Carcinogenity, properties and use. Production, exposure factors and regulations. From the National Institute of Environmental Health Service.
- http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/roc/tenth/profiles/s030cera.pdf

Toxicological Profile: Asbestos
- Profile of key literature on PDF files, describing the hazardous, toxicologic properties of asbestos fibers. From the Agency for Toxic Substancies and Disease Registry.
- http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp61.html

Chrysotile
- Information resource on chrysotile fibers, a form of asbestos which is less hazardous to humen health, and is used in rubber and cement concrete products, friction materials, textiles and insulation products. Safe use manual. List of alternative fibers. L
- http://www.chrysotile.com/

Hazards of Fiberglass Lay-up and Spray-up
- Descriptions of recommended work practices in fiberglass resin plastics manufacturing, case histories, and information on related OSHA standards. Adapted from and booklet published by the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- http://www.doli.state.mn.us/pdf/fiberglass.pdf

Synthetic Mineral Fibers
- Information resource about the possible hazardous effects on human health which may be connected with the manufacture and use of fiberglass, mineral wool, and refractory ceramic fibers. From OSHA.
- http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/syntheticmineralfibers/index.html

Processing Glass Fiber from Moon and Mars Resources
- Technical report on the manufacture of short and continuously spun glassfiber from two lunar soil simulants, and the role of gravity in the crystalization and final fiber diameter. Authors: Dr. Dennis S. Tucker and Edwin C. Ethridge.
- http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/space98pdf/fiber.pdf

Occupational Exposure to Fibrous Glass
- Collection of PDF documents containing the criteria for recommended standards of proper handling and use of glassfiber, and material safety data sheets. From the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/77-152.html