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Proceedings of the Symposium on Talc held at Washington, D.C. on 8 May 1973.

PB234671

Publication Date	1974
Personal Author	Goodwin, A.
Page Count	107
Abstract	A symposium on the health hazards of respirable dust in the mining and milling of talc was held on May 8, 1973, in Washington, D.C. The results of medical effects on both human and animal subjects were presented. Methods for identification and classification of talc minerals were also presented. Analytical techniques discussed included X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope observation, electron probe, and optical microscopy.
Keywords	Dust Industrial medicine Respiratory diseases Meetings Mining Talc Inorganic silicates Chemical analysis Electron microscopy Indoor air pollution Asbestosis
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 48A - Mineral Industries 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	BUREAU OF Mines, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular.
NTIS Issue Number	197420

Proceedings of the Symposium on Talc held at Washington, D.C. on 8 May 1973.

Proceedings of the Symposium on Talc held at Washington, D.C. on 8 May 1973.
PB234671

Publication Date	1974
Personal Author	Goodwin, A.
Page Count	107
Abstract	A symposium on the health hazards of respirable dust in the mining and milling of talc was held on May 8, 1973, in Washington, D.C. The results of medical effects on both human and animal subjects were presented. Methods for identification and classification of talc minerals were also presented. Analytical techniques discussed included X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope observation, electron probe, and optical microscopy.
Keywords	Dust Industrial medicine Respiratory diseases Meetings Mining Talc Inorganic silicates Chemical analysis Electron microscopy Indoor air pollution Asbestosis
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 48A - Mineral Industries 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	BUREAU OF Mines, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular.
NTIS Issue Number	197420