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Silica and silica-induced lung diseases.

Authors
Castranova V; Vallyathan V; Wallace WE
Source
Castranova V, Vallyathan V, Wallace WE, eds., Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1995 Dec; :1-432
NIOSHTIC No.
20034305
Abstract
This book represents a comprehensive review of current concepts concerning the development, progression, and treatment of silica-induced lung diseases. The text begins with a complete review of the historical evolution of our understanding of silicosis and a discussion of the clinical and pathological features of this disease. It presents critical questions that must be resolved and then details state-of-the-art experiments that address these problems. The book presents an extensive discussion of new technologies that have increased our understanding of the relationship of surface properties of particulates to their cytotoxicity and pathogenicity. It also presents data that explain the intracellular and intercellular mechanisms involved in the pulmonary response to silica exposure.
Keywords
Silica-dusts; Quartz-dust; Exposure-assessment; Dust-particles; Dust-exposure; Airborne-particles; Airborne-dusts; Particulate-dust; Pulmonary-system-disorders; Respiratory-system-disorders; Respiratory-irritants; Lung-disease; Lung-irritants
CAS No.
14808-60-7
Publication Date
19951220
Document Type
Book
Editors
Castranova V; Vallyathan V; Wallace WE
Fiscal Year
1996
ISBN No.
9780849347092
NIOSH Division
DRDS
Source Name
Silica and silica-induced lung diseases
State
WV
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