Health effects of atmospheric particulates: A medical geology perspective

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part C Environmental Carcinogenesis and Ecotoxicology Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-39

  Duzgoren Aydin, Nurdan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Atmospheric particulate; Earth material; Erionite; Medical geology; Mineral dust; Mineral induced pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERICS; HEALTH CARE; ZEOLITES;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATES; MEDICAL GEOLOGY;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ZEOLITE;

AIR POLLUTION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOLOGY; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AIR POLLUTANTS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOLOGY; HUMANS; MESOTHELIOMA; MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 40449138997     PISSN: 10590501     EISSN: 15324095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10590500801907340     Document Type: Review

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