Understanding the chemical properties of macerals and minerals in coal and its potential application for occupational lung disease prevention

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-67

  Huang, Xi ^a   Finkelman, Robert B ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHROMIUM; COAL; COBALT; CYTOKINE; FERROUS SULFATE; FREE RADICAL; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; IRON; MACERAL; MANGANESE; MINERAL; NICKEL; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDIZING AGENT; PYRITE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSITION ELEMENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID RAIN; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COAL MINING; COAL WORKER; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; OXIDATION; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SOLUBILIZATION;

COAL; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MINERALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 37849046451     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10937400701600552     Document Type: Review

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