Calabrian ophiolites: Dispersion of airborne asbestos fibers during mining and milling operations

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 27-34

  Zakrzewska, Aneta Maria ^a   Capone, Pietro Paolo ^a   Iannò, Antonino ^a   Tarzia, Vincenzo ^a   Campopiano, Antonella ^a   Villella, Egidio ^b   Giardino, Renato ^b  

^a ISPESL   (Italy)

^b SPSAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne fibers; Asbestos; Ophiolites; Tremolite

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849107356     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2451/2008PM0010     Document Type: Article

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