X-ray photoelectron and infrared spectroscopies of quartz samples of contrasting toxicity

<p>Abstract</p> <p>An exploratory XPS and FTIR investigation of the surfaces of bulk quartz powders widely used in toxicological studies (DQ12 and Min-U-Sil 5) was carried with the aim of correlating surface features with toxicity as reflected by indicators of biological response....

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Main Authors: Richardson Neville V, Stephens W Edryd, Francis Stephen M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:Environmental Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1476-069X-8-S1-info.pdf