An evaluation of potential occupational exposure to asbestiform amphiboles near a former vermiculite mine

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Volumn 2009, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Hart, Julie F ^a   Spear, Terry M ^a   Ward, Tony J ^b   Baldwin, Caitlan E ^a   Salo, Marissa N ^a   Elashheb, Mohamed I ^a  

^a MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; VERMICULITE; ALUMINUM SILICATE;

ARTICLE; BARK; CLOTHING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SIMULATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; ASBESTOS, AMPHIBOLE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MINING; MONTANA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLANT BARK; TREES;

EID: 77953850552     PISSN: 16879805     EISSN: 16879813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/189509     Document Type: Article

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