Biodurability of chrysotile and tremolite asbestos in simulated lung and gastric fluids

American Mineralogist

Volumn 95, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 825-831

  Oze, Christopher ^a   Solt, K'Lynn ^a  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibole; Asbestos; Biodurability; Chrysotile; Dissolution; Serpentine; Tremolite

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BODY FLUIDS; DISSOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; RATE CONSTANTS; SERPENTINE; SILICATES; SILICON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

AMPHIBOLE; ASBESTIFORM MINERALS; BIODURABILITY; BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS; CHRYSOTILE; EQUIVALENT SURFACE AREAS; SIMULATED BODY FLUIDS; TREMOLITE;

ASBESTOS;

AMPHIBOLE GROUP; ASBESTOS; BODY FLUID; DISSOLUTION; REACTION RATE; SERPENTINE GROUP; SURFACE AREA; TREMOLITE;

EID: 77953190693     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2010.3265     Document Type: Article

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