Fiber size and number in workers exposed to processed chrysotile asbestos, chrysotile miners, and the general population

Pulmonary mineral fibers after occupatio

Pulmonary mineral fibers after occupational and environmental exposure to asbestos in the Russian chrysotile industry

✍ Antti Tossavainen; Evgeny Kovalevsky; Esa Vanhala; Timo Tuomi 📂 Article 📅 2000 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 120 KB 👁 1 views

Background As an indicator of occupational, domestic, and environmental exposure, the level and type of asbestos ®bers were determined from lung tissue samples of workers and residents who resided in the area of the world's largest asbestos mine at Asbest, Russia. Methods Electron microscopy was use