Specific toxicity and crystallinity of α-quartz in respirable dust samples

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 348-353

  Altree Williams, Stephen ^a   Clapp, Rodney ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Respirable dust; Risk assessment; Specific toxicity; X ray diffraction line broadening; quartz

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DUST; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LUNG; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CHEMISTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SOLUBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DUST; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUARTZ; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUBILITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0036581923     PISSN: 15298663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110208984724     Document Type: Article

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