Toxicity evaluation for the broad area of the asbestos mine of northern Greece

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-18

  Anastasiadou, Kalliopi ^a   Gidarakos, Evangelos ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Fibres; Mine; Risk assessment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ASBESTOS MINES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ASBESTOS FIBERS; TOXICITY EVALUATION;

AIR POLLUTION;

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOS FIBER; CHRYSOTILE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ASBESTOS MINES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

AIR QUALITY; ASBESTOS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; ASBESTOS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; GREECE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINERAL FIBERS; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; WATER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33751246739     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.06.031     Document Type: Article

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