| ID (ISN) del documento | 111856 |
| Número CIS |
11-0537 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0003-4878 - Annals of Occupational Hygiene |
| Año |
2011 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Nelson G., Murray J., Phillips J.I. |
| Título |
The risk of asbestos exposure in South African diamond mine workers |
| Información bibliográfica |
2011, Vol.55, No.6, p.569-577. Illus. 35 ref. |
| Acceso Internet |
The_risk_of_asbestos.pdf [en inglés]
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| Resumen |
Asbestos is associated with South African diamond mines due to the nature of kimberlite and the location of the diamond mines in relation to asbestos deposits. However little is known about the health risks in the diamond mining industry. The objective of this study was to explore the possibility of asbestos exposure during the process of diamond mining. Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis were used to identify asbestos fibres in the lungs of diamond mine workers who had an autopsy for compensation purposes and in the tailings and soils from three South African diamond mines located close to asbestos deposits. The asbestos lung fibre burdens were calculated and asbestos-related pathological findings in diamond mine workers at autopsy were documented. Tremolite-actinolite asbestos fibres were identified in the lungs of five men working on diamond mines. Tremolite-actinolite and/or chrysotile asbestos were present in the mine tailings of all three mines. Mesothelioma, asbestosis, and/or pleural plaques were diagnosed in six diamond mine workers at autopsy. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
Sudáfrica; amianto; valoración de la exposición; minas de diamante |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
crisotila; actinolita; tremolita; mesotelioma; asbestosis; microscopía electrónica de barrido; espectrometría por rayos x; autopsia |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Minas y canteras
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Asbestos
Mining and quarrying
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