South Africa's export trade in asbestos:Demise of an industry

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 524-534

  Harington, John S ^a   Mcglashan, Neil D ^b   Chelkowska, Elzbieta Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amosite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Destinations 1980 2003; South African asbestos exports

Indexed keywords

AMOSITE; CHRYSOTILE; CROCIDOLITE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PACIFIC ISLANDS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AFRICA; ASBESTOS, AMOSITE; ASBESTOS, CROCIDOLITE; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; ASIA; COMMERCE; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCEANIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77951455450     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20784     Document Type: Article

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