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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778677003321

Titolo

Asbestiform fibers : nonoccupational health risks / / Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1984

ISBN

1-280-24717-7

9786610247172

0-309-55757-7

0-585-14469-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 334 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

363.1/79

Soggetti

Asbestos fibers - Toxicology

Asbestos fibers - Environmental aspects

Risk management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies.

Sommario/riassunto

More than 30 million tons of asbestos used in the United States since 1900 is present as insulation in offices and schools, as vinyl-asbestos flooring in homes, and in other common products. This volume presents an evaluation of the relation of these fibers to specific diseases and the extent of non-occupational risks associated with them.