Arsenic |
Arsenic |
C28131 |
NCI Thesaurus |
An element with atomic symbol As, atomic number 33, and atomic weight 74.92. |
Asbestos |
Asbestos |
C284 |
NCI Thesaurus |
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. |
Chromium |
Chromium |
C370 |
NCI Thesaurus |
An element with atomic symbol Cr, atomic number 24, and atomic weight 52. |
Diesel exhaust |
Diesel Exhaust |
C113679 |
NCI Thesaurus |
The airborne components that result from the combustion of diesel fuel. It includes both gaseous products of complete and incomplete combustion and particulates. |
Silica |
Silicon Dioxide |
C29853 |
NCI Thesaurus |
A natural compound of silicon and oxygen found mostly in sand, Silica has three main crystalline varieties: quartz, tridymite, and cristobalite. Fine particulate silica dust from quartz rock causes over a long-term progressive lung injury, silicosis. (NCI04) |