Retrospective view of airborne dust levels in workplace of a chrysotile mine in ural, Russia

Industrial Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 51-56

  Kashansky, Sergey V ^a   Domnin, Stanislav G ^b   Kochelayev, Vladimir A ^c   Monakhov, Dmitriy D ^c   Kogan, Favel M ^a  

^a The Ekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prophylaxis and Health Protection in Industrial Workers   (Russian Federation)

^b Federal Scientific Center   (Russian Federation)

^c Joint Stock Company Uralasbest   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Asbestos related disease; Asbestosis; Bazhenovskoye chrysotile asbestos deposit; Chrysotile asbestos; Lung cancer; Maximum allowable concentration; Russian Federation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; TREMOLITE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; DISPERSION; DUST EXPOSURE; FIBROUS DUST; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRECIPITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034996979     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.39.51     Document Type: Review

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