Section: BooksTitle: Inhaled dust and disease / Paul F. HoltAuthor: Holt, Paul F.Publication: New York [etc.] : John Wiley & Sons, cop. 1987Physical description: VIII, 325 p. ; 23 cm.Notes: Fondo donado por el Sr. Enrique González Fernández, del INSHTSumario: 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 smokeMateria / lugar / evento: SilicatosAsbestosisEnfermedades respiratoriasEnfermedades profesionalesFibras minerales artificialesHigiene industrialOther categories: 872Standard numbers: ISBN 0-471-91655-2Rights: In Copyright (InC)Referencias externas: