Potential pulmonary effects of man-made organic fiber (MMOF) dusts

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 697-736

  Warheit, D B ^a   Hart, G A ^b   Hesterberg, T W ^b   Collins, J J ^c   Dyer, W M ^d   Swaen, G M H ^e   Castranova, V ^f   Soiefer, A I ^g   Kennedy, G L ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b Johns Manville Corporation   (United States)

^c Solutia Inc   (United States)

^d EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^g KoSa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOTILE; CROCIDOLITE; GLASS FIBER;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AIR SAMPLING; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG TOXICITY; MATERIALS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC DUST; REVIEW; TEXTILE; THICKNESS; WOOL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0035208893     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20014091111965     Document Type: Review

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