Workplace Exposure to Asbestos:
Review and Recommendations

References

Memorandum on Asbestos Update and Recommended Occupational Standard
I. Asbestos Nomenclature/Definitions
II. Asbestos Sampling and Analysis
III. Biologic Effects of Exposure to Asbestos in Animals
IV. Biologic Effects of Exposure to Asbestos in Humans
V. Smoking and Asbestos
VI. Exposure to Asbestiform Minerals other than Commerically Mined Asbestos
VII. Non-Occupational Exposure to Commerical Sources of Asbestos
VIII. Dose-Response Relationships
References

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Memorandum on Asbestos Update and Recommended Occupational Standard
I. Asbestos Nomenclature/Definitions
II. Asbestos Sampling and Analysis
III. Biologic Effects of Exposure to Asbestos in Animals
IV. Biologic Effects of Exposure to Asbestos in Humans
V. Smoking and Asbestos
VI. Exposure to Asbestiform Minerals other than Commerically Mined Asbestos
VII. Non-Occupational Exposure to Commerical Sources of Asbestos
VIII. Dose-Response Relationships
References