Toxicity of airborne dust generated by opencast coal mining

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-152

  Reynolds, L ^a   Jones, T P ^b   Berube K A ^a   Wise, H ^a   Richards, R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dust; Inhalation; Lungs; Opencast coal mining; Respiratory toxicity

Indexed keywords

COAL DUST; COAL MINES; COMPOSITION; MIXTURES; PROTEINS; PULMONARY DISEASES;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

TOXICITY;

DUST; HEALTH IMPACT; OPENCAST MINING; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; TOXICITY;

EID: 0038207047     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461036720091     Document Type: Article

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