Document ID (ISN) | 19575 |
CIS number |
72-2764 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0020-5923 - Internationales Archiv für Arbeitsmedizin - International Archives of Occupational Health |
Year |
1972 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Burilkov T., Michailova L. |
Title |
Sepiolite content of the soil in regions where pleural calcification is endemic |
Original title |
Über den Sepiolitgehalt des Bodens in Gebieten mit endemischen Pleuraverkalkungen [in German] |
Bibliographic information |
5 June 1972, Vol.29, No.2, p.95-101. Illus. 8 ref. |
Abstract |
Report of tests on soil from the land farmed by a family in which 3 persons were found to have pleural plaques showing the presence of up to 5% sepiolite (an important variety of amphibole). The possible aetiological significance of this mineral in the occurrence of pleural plaques is discussed. |
Descriptors (primary) |
asbestos; amphibole; agriculture; respirable dust; pleural calcification |
Descriptors (secondary) |
Bulgaria; survey; morbidity |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar) Asbestos Agriculture
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