Man-made mineral (vitreous) fibres: Evaluations of cancer hazards by the IARC Monographs Programme

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 553, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 43-58

  Baan, Robert A ^a   Grosse, Yann ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Evaluation of cancer hazard; Glass wool; IARC Monographs; Man made mineral fibres; Man made vitreous fibres; Refractory ceramic fibres; Rock wool; Slag wool; Stone wool

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; MINERAL FIBER;

CARCINOGENICITY; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLEARANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENESIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOKINETICS; TUMOR GROWTH; WOOL;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MINERAL FIBERS; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3242880745     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.06.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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