Bentonite, kaolin, and selected clay minerals /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	International Labour Organisation, United Nations Environment Programme, World Health Organization, Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals
Other Authors:	Adamis, Zoltán, Williams, Richard B.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Summaries in French and Spanish.
Published:	Geneva : World Health Organization, 2005.
Series:	Environmental health criteria. 231.
Subjects:	Bentonite > adverse effects. Bentonite > toxicity. Kaolin > adverse effects. Kaolin > toxicity. Aluminum Silicates > adverse effects. Aluminum Silicates > toxicity. Risk Assessment. Environmental Exposure.
Online Access:	Bentonite, kaolin, and selected clay minerals (Online)

Table of Contents:

Identity, physical and chemical properties, and analytical methods
Sources of human and environmental exposure
Environmental levels and human exposure
Kinetics and metabolism in laboratory animals and humans
Effects on laboratory mammals and in vitro test systems
Effects on humans
Effects on other organisms in the laboratory and field
Evaluation of human health risks and effects on the environment
Conclusions and recommendations for protection of human health and the environment
Further research
Previous evaluations by international bodies