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Inhaled dust and disease

MAP20090098053
Holt, Paul F.
Inhaled dust and disease / Paul F. Holt. — New York [etc.] : John Wiley & Sons, cop. 1987
VIII, 325 p. ; 23 cm.
Fondo donado por el Sr. Enrique González Fernández, del INSHT
Sumario: Introduction -- The respiratory system -- Respirable dust -- The fate of inhaled dust -- Translocation and some general effects of inhaled dust -- Silicosis -- Experimental research on silica-related disease -- Natural fibrous silicates -- Asbestos dust levels and dust sources -- Asbestos-related diseases: asbestosis and lung cancer -- Asbestos-related diseases: mesothelioma and other diseases -- Asbestos-related diseases: cancers at sites other than lung and pleura -- Asbestos hazard: mineral types and hazardous occupations -- Asbestos-related diseases: neighbourhood and domestic hazard -- Asbestos-related diseases: experimental research -- Silicates other than asbestos: man-made mineral fibres -- Silicates other than asbestos: mineral silicates and cement -- Metals -- Coal: industrial carbon: arsenic -- Natural and synthetic organic substances -- Dust that produce allergic alveolitis -- Tobacco smoke
ISBN 0-471-91655-2
1. Silicatos . 2. Asbestosis . 3. Enfermedades respiratorias . 4. Enfermedades profesionales . 5. Fibras minerales artificiales . 6. Higiene industrial . I. Title.
FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE. Centro de Documentación
FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE. Centro de Documentación — Signature: MAP - 872 HOL INH — Record number: 048239
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