Asbestos and other fibrous materials : mineralogy, crystal chemistry, and health effects
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : H Catherine W Skinner; Malcolm Ross; Clifford Frondel
- ناشر : New York : Oxford University Press,
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 1988
- شابک / ISBN : 9781423758280
Description
1 What Is an Inorganic Fiber? 3 Fibers and History, 3 Definitions of Fiber, 4 Nomenclature, 6 The Properties of Inorganic Fibers, 11 Classification of Inorganic Fibrous Materials, 16 2 Fibrous Minerals and Synthetic Fibers 20 FIBROUS MINERALS, 20 The Crystal Chemistry of Mineral Materials, 21 Silicate and Aluminosilicate Minerals that Form Fibers, 27 Asbestos, 42 Other Chain Aluminosilicates that Form Fibers, 46 Aluminosilicates with Sheet Structures that Form Fibers, 51 Other Aluminosilicates that Form Fibers, 66 Isolated Tetrahedra Silicates, 72 Silica Minerals that Are Fibrous, 75 Fibers of Nonsilicate Minerals, 79 SYNTHETIC FIBERS, 80 MMVF or Glass Fibers, 82 Whiskers, 86 Carbon and Graphite Fibers, 90 Summary, 94 3 Health Effects of Inorganic Fibers 103 Historical Highlights and Perspectives, 103 The Respiratory System: Structure and Function, 108 The Pleura: Structure and Function, 114 The Lymphatic System: Structure and Function, 116 CONTENTS Fiber Inhalation and Health Effects, 120 Epidemiology of Exposure to Fibrous Materials, 144 Summary, 149 Appendixes, 163 Glossary, 191 Credits, 198 Index, 201
