Unveiling the variability of "quartz hazard" in light of recent toxicological findings

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 469-485

  Pavan, Cristina ^a   Fubini, Bice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILANOL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACIDITY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; BINDING SITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NANOTOXICOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SILICOSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 85015136349     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00409     Document Type: Review

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