Separation and characterization of respirable amphibole fibers from Libby, Montana

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 733-740

  Webber, James S ^a   Blake, David J ^b,c   Ward, Tony J ^b   Pfau, Jean C ^b  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; VERMICULITE;

ARTICLE; FIBER; MINING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ASBESTOS, AMPHIBOLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MINING; MONTANA; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 45849118736     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370801932544     Document Type: Article

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