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Document ID (ISN)71186
CIS number 98-754
ISSN - Serial title 0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Year 1995
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Rogers A., Nevill M.
Title Occupational and environmental mesotheliomas due to crocidolite mining activities in Wittenoom, Western Australia
Bibliographic information Aug. 1995, Vol.21, No.4, p.259-264. Illus. 19 ref.
Abstract Topics: airborne dust; asbestos mining; Australia; crocidolite; dust measurement; environmental pollution; epidemiologic study; hazard evaluation; latency; mesothelioma; morbidity; neighbourhood populations; occupation disease relation; prediction; Western Australia.
Descriptors (primary) mesothelioma; Australia; asbestos mining; environmental pollution; neighbourhood populations; crocidolite
Descriptors (secondary) airborne dust; Western Australia; latency; morbidity; prediction; hazard evaluation; epidemiologic study; dust measurement; occupation disease relation
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceAustralia
Subject(s) Mines and quarries
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Mining and quarrying
Environmental pollution
Asbestos