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Robert L. Virta

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Publications

10

Citations

579

H-Index

10

Active since

1985

Affiliations

University of Maryland, College Park(Current)

United States Department of the Interior

Robert L. Virta is an author at University of Maryland, College Park specializing in engineering, geology, and geochemistry.

Top concepts

EngineeringGeologyGeochemistryMedicinePetrologyToxicologyEarth ScienceEconomic GeologyMineral ProcessingChemistry

Publications per year

1985–2006

10

Publications

10

Worldwide Asbestos Supply and Consumption Trends from 1900 through 2003

Robert L. Virta · U.S. Geological Survey circular/U.S. Geological Survey Circular · 2006 · 248 citations

Occupational Toxicology, Asbestos Consumption, U.s. Asbestos Production +12

Asbestos: Geology, Mineralogy, Mining, and Uses

Robert L. Virta · Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World · 2002 · 114 citations

Materials Science, Asbestos Fibers, Industrial Mineral +11

Mineral commodity profiles -- asbestos

Robert L. Virta · U.S. Geological Survey circular/U.S. Geological Survey Circular · 2005 · 60 citations

Engineering, Nonmetallic Mineral Deposit, Mineral Commodity Profiles +7

Characterizing and Discriminating Airborne Amphibole Cleavage Fragments and Amosite Fibers: Implications for the NIOSH Method

Ann G. Wylie, Robert L. Virta, Estelle Russek · American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal · 1985 · 30 citations

Environmental Monitoring, Engineering, Air Quality +21

Worldwide asbestos supply and consumption trends from 1900 to 2000

Robert L. Virta · Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World · 2003 · 30 citations

Occupational Toxicology, Asbestos Fiber, Worldwide Asbestos Supply +12

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