Bentonite, kaolin, and selected clay minerals
By: first draft prepared by Zoltán Adamis and Richard B. Williams.
Contributors: Adamis, Zoltán.; Williams, Richard B.; International Labour Organisation.; United Nations Environment Programme.; World Health Organization.; Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals.
Series: Environmental health criteria -- 231.
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Bentonite.; Kaolin.; Aluminum silicates.; Environmental health.; Bentonite -- adverse effects.; Bentonite -- toxicity.; Kaolin -- adverse effects.; Kaolin -- toxicity.; Aluminum Silicates -- adverse effects.; Aluminum Silicates -- toxicity.; Risk Assessment.; Environmental Exposure.
Description: 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.
Notes: "Published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation, and the World Health Organization, and produced within the framework of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals".

"International Programme on Chemical Safety"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-159).

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Summaries in French and Spanish.