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Asbestos and the lung

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Nov2007 (Volume) 20 (Number) 2
Medium (Periodical) Biological Sciences Review.
Classif 570 BIO
Subject Asbestos
Page 2-5
Authors Barraclough, Richard
Contents

The physical and chemical properties of asbestos make it an unusual substance. This article describes asbestos and its uses and explains the health problems we now know are associated with it.

Keywords
Asbestos     Cancer     Lungs     Mesothelioma     Sillicates