| Document ID (ISN) | 62608 |
| CIS number |
94-1282 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Dufresne A., Loosereewanich P., Harrigan M., Sébastian P., Perrault G., Bégin R. |
| Title |
Pulmonary dust retention in a silicon carbide worker |
| Bibliographic information |
June 1993, Vol.54, No.6, p.327-330. Illus. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
Pulmonary dust retention was determined in lung tissue removed from a man who worked 42 years in the vicinity of an Acheson furnace of a silicon carbide plant and developed carborundum pneumoconiosis. Special attention was paid to the retained silicon carbide fibres in the lung parenchyma. The concentration of silicon carbide fibres longer than 5µm was 39,300 fibres/mg dry lung. These fibres had a similar morphology to fibres observed in the working environment. The observed pulmonary retention is longer than that of asbestos in exposed workers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
fibre counts; pneumoconiosis; silicon carbide |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
synthetic fibre industry; asbestos; case study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Pneumoconioses
Inorganic substances
|
