Detection of silica particles in lung tissue of non-occupationally exposed individuals by computer controlled scanning electron microscopy
For years crystalline silica has been recognized as an occupational hazard of the dusty trades with exposures resulting in silicosis. As recently as 1997, IARC categorized the respirable portion of crystalline silica as a Grade 1 human carcinogen indicating that silica may be implicated in the devel...
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University of Iowa
2013
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| Online Access: | https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1572 https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5624&context=etd |