Amphibole asbestos in Africa and Australia: Geology, health hazard and mining legacy

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 851-858

  Gibbons, Wes ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibole group; Asbestos deposits; Australia; Medical geology; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MINING;

AFRICA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033934809     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs.157.4.851     Document Type: Article

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