The mineral nature of asbestos

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Ross, Malcolm ^a   Langer, Arthur M ^a   Nord, Gordon L ^a   Nolan, Robert P ^a   Lee, Richard J ^b   Van Orden, D ^b   Addison, John ^c  

^a University Center   (United States)

^b RJ LEE GROUP   (United States)

^c John Addison Consultancy Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asbestiform; Asbestos; Fibrous

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; MINERAL FIBER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MINERALOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOS, AMPHIBOLE; MINERAL FIBERS; MINING;

EID: 54449093206     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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