The exploitation and environmental legacy of amphibole asbestos: A late 20th century overview

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 213-230

  Gibbons, Wes ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amosite; Amphibole asbestos; Crocidolite; Environmental legacy; Mesothelioma; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; HEALTH RISK;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032454940     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006562102206     Document Type: Article

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