Classification of man-made vitreous fibers: Comments on the revaluation by an IARC working group

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-193

  Wardenbach, P ^a   Rodelsperger K ^b   Roller, M ^c   Muhle, H ^d  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Advisory Office for Risk Assessment   (Germany)

^d FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR TOXICOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Carcinogenicity; IARC; Inhalation exposure; Intraperitoneal injection; Man made vitreous fibers; Sensitivity of rats and humans

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS FIBER; GLASS FIBER;

CARCINOGENICITY; FIBER; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLAG; WOOL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 26444509807     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2005.06.011     Document Type: Article

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