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POTENTIAL TOXICITY OF NONREGULATED ASBESTIFORM MINERALS: BALANGEROITE FROM THE WESTERN ALPS. PART 1: IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION

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Pages 1-19 | Received 06 Jan 2004, Accepted 04 May 2004, Published online: 24 Feb 2007

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