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Relatively little is known of the chronic effects attributable to the ingestion of inorganic components such as uranium and silicon. Although ingestion of large amounts of U can cause acute renal damage through a chemical effect, studies on humans have typically considered inhalation the route of exposure. We investigated the association between drinking water concentration levels of U and Si, and...
Five preparations of α-quartz [Min-U-Sil 5 (MQZ), MQZ pretreated with hydrofluoric acid (HFMQZ), Chinese standard α-quartz (CSQZ), and two German samples, DQ-12 and F600] and two preparations of the crystalline silica polymorphs, cristobalite and tridymite, previously characterized for surface area and surface charge, were evaluated for their relative activities in the following assays: (i) in vitro...
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