Role of associated mineral fibres in chrysotile asbestos health effects: The case of balangeroite

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 491-497

  Turci, Francesco ^a   Tomatis, Maura ^a   Compagnoni, Roberto ^a   Fubini, Bice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asbestiform minerals; Balangeroite; Biodurability; Chrysotile; Tremolite

Indexed keywords

ASBESTIFORM MINERALS; BALANGEROITE; BIODURABILITY; CHRYSOTILE; TREMOLITE;

ASBESTOS; FIBERS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METAL IONS; MINING; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; TUMORS;

MINERALS;

BALANGEROITE; CHRYSOTILE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; METAL ION; MINERAL FIBER; TREMOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MESOTHELIOMA; MINING; PHAGOLYSOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ASBESTOS, AMPHIBOLE; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; CARCINOGENS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; ITALY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MINERAL FIBERS; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 68149147430     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mep028     Document Type: Article

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