The effect of weathering on ecopersistence, reactivity, and potential toxicity of naturally occurring asbestos and asbestiform minerals

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 305-314

  Favero Longo, Sergio Enrico ^a   Turci, Francesco ^a   Tomatis, Maura ^a   Compagnoni, Roberto ^a   Piervittori, Rosanna ^a   Fubini, Bice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; BALANGEROITE; CHRYSOTILE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; OXALIC ACID; SILICON; TREMOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMPHIBOLE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MINERAL FIBER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FREEZING; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THAWING; WEATHERING; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMISTRY; ITALY; KINETICS; SPIN TRAPPING; WEATHER;

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOS, AMPHIBOLE; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREEZING; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; ITALY; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINERAL FIBERS; MINERALS; OXALIC ACID; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; SPIN TRAPPING; WEATHER;

EID: 60749100678     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390802529864     Document Type: Article

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