Health Effects of Mineral Dusts / / ed. by George D. Guthrie, Jr., Brooke T. Mossman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Physical Sciences 1990 - 1999
• MitwirkendeR: Ahmed, Nadera,; Banfield, Jillian A.,; Bish, David L.,; Chipera, Steve J.,; Churg, Andrew,; Cooper, W. Clark,; Daniel, Lambert N.,; Davis, John M. G.,; Driscoll, Kevin E.,; Giese, Rossman F.,; Guthrie, George D.,; Heaney, Peter J.,; Hochella, Michael F.,; Kaighn, M. Edward,; Kane, Agnes B.,; Klein, Cornelis,; Knapton, Alan D.,; Langer, Arthur M.,; Lehnert, Bruce E.,; Mao, Yan,; Mossman, Brooke T.,; Nolan, Robert P.,; Ross, Malcolm,; Saffiotti, Umberto,; Veblen, David R.,; Vu, Vanessa T.,; Williams, A. Olufemi,; Wylie, Ann G.,; van Oss, Carel J.,
• HerausgeberIn: Guthrie, Jr., George D.,; Mossman, Brooke T.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2018]; ©1993
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry , 28
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XVI, 584 p.)

Volume 28 of Reviews in Mineralogy provides some of the necessary tools for the researcher interested in this area of interdisciplinary research. The chapters present several of the important problems, concepts, and approaches from both the geological and biological ends of the spectrum. These two extremes are partially integrated throughout the book by cross-referencing between chapters. Chapter 1 also presents a general introduction into the ways in which these two areas overlap. However, many of the areas ripe for the interdisciplinarian will become obvious after reading the various chapters. The final chapter of this book discusses some of the regulatory aspects of minerals. Ultimately, the regulatory arena is where this type of interdisciplinary approach can make an impact, and hopefully better communication between all parties will accomplish this goal. A glossary is included at the end of this book, because the complexity of scientific terms in the two fields can thwart even the most enthusiastic of individuals. This volume represents the proceedings of a course by the same title held at Harbor House Resort and Conference Center on Nantucket Island off the coast of Massachusetts, October 22-24, 1993.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- COPYRIGHT -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- CHAPTER 1. MERGING THE GEOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF MINERAL-INDUCED PULMONARY DISEASES -- CHAPTER 2. ROCKS, MINERALS, AND A DUSTY WORLD -- CHAPTER 3. MINERALOGY OF AMPHIBOLES AND 1:1 LAYER SILICATES -- CHAPTER 4. MINERALOGY OF CLAY AND ZEOLITE DUSTS(EXCLUSIVE OF 1:1 LAYER SILICATES) -- CHAPTER 5. STRUCTURE AND CHEMISTRY OF SILICA, METAL OXIDES, AND PHOSPHATES -- CHAPTER 6. PREPARATION AND PURIFICATION OF MINERAL DUSTS -- CHAPTER 7. MINERAL CHARACTERIZATION IN BIOLOGICAL STUDIES -- CHAPTER 8. SURFACE CHEMISTRY, STRUCTURE, AND REACTIVITY OF HAZARDOUS MINERAL DUST -- CHAPTER 9. LIMITATIONS OF THE STANTON HYPOTHESIS -- CHAPTER 10. THE SURFACE THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF SILICATES AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS -- CHAPTER 11. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASES -- CHAPTER 12. HEALTH EFFECTS OF MINERAL DUSTS OTHER THAN ASBESTOS -- CHAPTER 13. ASBESTOS LUNG BURDEN AND DISEASE PATTERNS IN MAN -- CHAPTER 14. DEFENSE MECHANISMS AGAINST INHALED PARTICLES AND ASSOCIATED PARTICLE-CELL INTERACTIONS -- CHAPTER 15. IN VIVO ASSAYS TO EVALUATE THE PATHOGENIC EFFECTS OF MINERALS IN RODENTS -- CHAPTER 16. IN VITRO EVALUATION OF MINERAL CYTOTOXICITY AND INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY -- CHAPTER 17. CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DISEASE -- CHAPTER 18. BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE CARCINOGENIC MECHANISMS OF QUARTZ -- CHAPTER 19. REGULATORY APPROACHES TO REDUCE HUMAN HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURES TO MINERAL FIBERS -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX