Has the World Trade Center tragedy established a new standard for asbestos?

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 346-349

  Lange, John H ^a  

^a ENVIROSAFE TRAINING AND CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOSITE; ASBESTOS; CARCINOGEN; CHRYSOTILE;

ASBESTOSIS; BUILDING; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDITORIAL; FIRE PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0035737039     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000057553     Document Type: Editorial

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