Release of beryllium from mineral ores in artificial lung and skin surface fluids

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-322

  Duling, Matthew G ^a   Stefaniak, Aleksandr B ^a   Lawrence, Robert B ^a   Chipera, Steve J ^b,c   Abbas Virji, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Beryllium; Bioaccessibility; Chronic beryllium disease; Exposure; Minerals; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; SILICATE;

BERYLLIUM; DISSOLUTION; MINERAL; PH; SKIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS; METABOLISM; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHAGOSOME; SWEAT; UNITED STATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BERYLLIUM; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHAGOSOMES; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; SILICATES; SWEAT; UTAH; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

MUS;

EID: 84859491574     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-011-9421-3     Document Type: Article

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