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... > Inorganic Chemicals > Electrolytes > Ions > Anions > Oxides > Silicon Dioxide > Silicic Acid > Silicates > Asbestos
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Oxygen Compounds > Oxides > Silicon Dioxide > Silicic Acid > Silicates > Asbestos
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Silicon Compounds > Silicon Dioxide > Silicic Acid > Silicates > Asbestos
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Minerals > Silicon Dioxide > Silicic Acid > Silicates > Asbestos
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Acids > Acids, Noncarboxylic > Silicic Acid > Silicates > Asbestos

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Asbestos  

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Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /tox: consider also ASBESTOSIS; disease: coordinate with ASBESTOS /tox and disease /etiol, not disease /chem ind; asbestos fibers: coordinate with MINERAL FIBERS

Scope note

  • Asbestos. Fibrous incombustible mineral composed of magnesium and calcium silicates with or without other elements. It is relatively inert chemically and used in thermal insulation and fireproofing. Inhalation of dust causes asbestosis and later lung and gastrointestinal neoplasms.

History note

  • 70(69)

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