Health Related Effects of Phyllosilicates

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Mineralogy of Phyllosilicates....Pages 3-14
Geological Occurrence of Phyllosilicates. Application to Kaolinite, Talc, Sepiolite and Palygorskite Deposits....Pages 15-29
Phyllosilicates as Industrial Minerals....Pages 31-45
Surface Properties of Phyllosilicates....Pages 47-58
Phyllosilicates: Associated Fibrous Minerals....Pages 59-74
Concentrations of Fibres in Phyllosilicates....Pages 75-83
Talc — A Morphological Study on Pseudomorphs....Pages 85-96
The Physical Characterization of Muscovite and Kaolinite Dusts....Pages 97-105
Asbestos Content of Talcs from Italian Mines and Fibre Concentration in Various Commercial Talcum Powders Used in Italy....Pages 107-115
Occurrence of Phyllosilicates in Tobacco....Pages 117-121
The Effect of the Surface Quality on the Fibrogenicity of the Phyllosilicates Muscovite and Kaolinite....Pages 123-128
Oxidizing Surface Properties of Divalent Iron-Rich Phyllosilicates in Relation to Their Toxicity by Oxidative Stress Mechanism....Pages 129-134
Solubility and Surface Properties of Talc in a Physiological Fluid — Results of in Vitro Experiments at 37 °C....Pages 135-145
Mineralogy of Talc Deposits....Pages 147-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Respiratory Disease from Occupational Exposure to Non-Fibrous Phyllosilicates....Pages 161-178
Pathological Features of Pulmonary Disease due to Silicate Dust Inhalation....Pages 179-190
Clinical Aspects of Kaolin Pneumoconiosis....Pages 191-201
French Talc Pneumoconiosis....Pages 203-209
Talc Pneumoconiosis in Italy....Pages 211-216
Human Pathology of Kaolin and Mica Pneumoconioses....Pages 217-226
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Palabora Vermiculite....Pages 227-234
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
TALC, Its Comestic, Addictive and Therapeutic Uses and Their Effects on Health....Pages 237-247
Therapeutic and Domestic Uses of Attapulgite and Sepiolite....Pages 249-263
Lung Retained Minerals Correlated with Smoking, Emphysema and Lung Cancer....Pages 265-271
Mineral Particulate in the Lung Parenchyma of Subjects Not Occupationally Exposed to Dust....Pages 273-277
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Hypotheses on the Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis and Cell Transformation by Asbestos and Other Mineral Dusts....Pages 281-307
Review on Pulmonary Effects of Phyllosilicates after Inhalation....Pages 309-318
Intraperitoneal Injection Studies for the Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of Fibrous Phyllosilicates....Pages 319-329
Review on Short-Term Tests Used for the Toxicological Evaluation of Phyllosilicates....Pages 331-347
Toxicity of Phlogopite and Muscovite In Vitro ....Pages 349-360
Kaolin Generates OH and Causes Hemolysis by Acting as a Fenton Reagent....Pages 361-368
Some in Vivo and in Vitro Studies Carried out with Talc Samples....Pages 369-375
Slate Dust Toxicity....Pages 377-386
Biological Effects of Mica Dust in Experimental Animals....Pages 387-393
Assessment of the Fibrogenicity of Attapulgite....Pages 395-403
Pulmonary Toxicity of Kaolin in Rats Exposed by Inhalation....Pages 405-414
Front Matter....Pages 415-415
The Scientific Basis for Controlling Exposures to Phyllosilicate Dust at the Workplace....Pages 417-428
Control Limit Values in Different Industrialized Countries: USA....Pages 429-434
Limit Values: the European Dimension....Pages 435-439
Occupational Exposure Limits for Phyllosilicates in the United Kingdom....Pages 441-444
Front Matter....Pages 415-415
Occupational Exposure Limits in France....Pages 445-447
Conclusions....Pages 449-449
Back Matter....Pages 451-451