Mineralogy of Asbestos Minerals

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 385-389

  Catherine, H ^a   Skinner, W ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinolite; Amosite; Anthophyllite; Asbestos; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Tremolite

Indexed keywords

ACTINOLITE; AMOSITE; ANTHOPHYLLITE; ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; CROCIDOLITE; MINERAL; TREMOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INJURY; LUNG CANCER; MESOTHELIOMA; MINERALOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0346257899     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X03037003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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