Risk Assessment of Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica in Small Foundries in Pakdasht, Iran

Background: The term crystallized silica refers to the crystallized form of Sio2 and quartz, the most frequency composition in the earth’s crust that can cause silicosis and lung cancer through occupational exposure and inhalation of its large quantities. Methods: Occupational exposure of workers...

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Main Authors: Ali OMIDIANIDOST, Mehdi GHASEMKHANI, Hossein KAKOOEI, Seyed Jamaled­din SHAHTAHERI, Masud GHANBARI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/5847