Bentonite, Kaolin and Selected Clay Minerals

by World Health Organization and IPCS

This book examines the health effects of exposure to bentonite, kaolin, and selected clay minerals. Despite the ubiquitous exposure of the general population to low concentrations of montmorillonite and kaolinite, the main components of bentonite and kaolin respectively, and other clay minerals, no data are available on its effects.

Long-term occupational exposure to bentonite dust may cause structural and functional damage to the lungs, but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9241572310
• ISBN13: 9789241572316
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"