Analysis of airborne and waterborne particles around a taconite ore processing facility

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Axten, Charles W ^a,b   Foster, David ^a,b  

^a Health Risk Solutions   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestiform fibers; Asbestos; Cleavage fragments; Fibrous particulates; Phase contrast optical microscopy; Taconite; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

MAGNETITE; MINERAL FIBER; TACONITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; HEALTH HAZARD; MINE TAILINGS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MINERAL FIBERS; MINING; MINNESOTA; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 54449091324     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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