Published in the series
Occupational Toxicants
, Vol. 2 (1991)
The article contains sections titled:
Occurrence, Production, Uses and Definitions
Naturally occurring amorphous silicas
Synthetic amorphous silicas
Naturally occurring amorphous silicas, diatomaceous earths: production and processing
Amorphous silicas as by‐products of industrial processes (silica fume)
General Properties
Uses
Analytical Classification of X‐ray Amorphous Silicas with respect to Short Range Crystalline Order
Exposure to Dust
Effects on Man
Clinical and epidemiological studies of mining and processing of natural amorphous silica (diatomaceous earth)
Effects of silica fume, flying ash, filter dust and fused silica
Production of synthetic amorphous silica
Animal Studies on the Toxicity of Amorphous Silica
Review of the experiments
Acute toxicity
Lung clearance of various SiO
2
forms
Toxicological studies of amorphous silica, quartz glass and silica fume in comparison with crystalline SiO
2
forms
Inhalation toxicology of amorphous silica
Manifesto (MAK value, classification)
Differentiation between the various forms of silica
Crystalline silica
The MAK value for quartz glass, fused silica, silica fume and calcined diatomaceous earth
The MAK value for colloidal synthetic amorphous silica and uncalcined diatomaceous earth