| Document ID (ISN) | 49706 |
| CIS number |
88-936 |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
IARC Monographs 42
|
| Author(s) |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| Title |
IARC monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans - Silica and some silicates |
| Bibliographic information |
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 1987. 289p. |
| Abstract |
This monograph covers: occurrence and production; biological and chemical properties; biological data relevant to carcinogenic risk; data summaries for the substances. Substances included: silica, wollastonite, attapulgite, sepiolite, talc, and erionite. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
carcinogens; IARC; toxicity evaluation; silica; hazard evaluation; mineral silicates |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
mutagenic effects; literature survey; attapulgite; wollastonite; report; carcinogenic effects; erionite (unsp); sepiolite; talc; animal experiments; WHO |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Risk evaluation
IARC Monographs
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
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