| Document ID (ISN) | 34482 |
| CIS number |
80-1838 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0323-9179 - Problemi na higienata |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Burilkov T., Mihajlova L., Lukanova R., Dobreva M., Točeva V., Popova V., Černeva P. |
| Title |
Occupational hazard of asbestosis in workers employed in asbestos-cement products manufacture |
| Original title |
Profesionalen risk ot azbestovi uvreždanija sred rabotnicite ot azbesto-cimentovo proizvodstvo [in Bulgarian] |
| Bibliographic information |
July 1980, Vol.5, p.125-132. 7 ref. |
| Abstract |
Results of an occupational hygiene investigation which determined the presence of 2 types of dust in the workplace: dust containing 7-78% free asbestos particles (storage area and mixing shops), and dust containing 2-21% asbestos - in this case most of the fibres were amalgamated by the cement (moulding and machining shops). Of 11 asbestosis cases observed, 3 had worked in the mixing shops, and 4 in the machining shops). In 5 cases pleural calcifications were observed. Minimum duration of exposure before asbestosis became apparent was 13-14 years in the mixing shops, and 20-21 years in the machining shops. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
asbestos; asbestos cement industry; respirable dust; asbestosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Bulgaria; occupational health survey; pleural calcification; asbestos cement |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Cement and concrete
Pneumoconioses
Asbestos
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