| Document ID (ISN) | 35466 |
| CIS number |
81-660 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Musk A.W., Greville H.W., Tribe A.E. |
| Title |
Pulmonary disease from occupational exposure to an artificial aluminium silicate used for cat litter. |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 1980, Vol.37, No.4, p.367-372. Illus. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
17 workers bagging the silicate, the kiln-dried residue from the calcining and water extraction of alunite, were studied. One woman had physiological and radiographic evidence of diffuse pulmonary fibrosis; lung biopsy showed diffuse fibrosis and granulomas. 6 complained of respiratory symptoms. 3 had abnormality of the chest radiograph consistent with pulmonary fibrosis. The mean percentage of predicted transfer factor for carbon monoxide was 71.1% in subjects with abnormal chest radiographs and 86.6% in those with normal radiographs. There was some correlation between the percentage transfer factor and total dust exposure. There may be a relation between inhalation of the dust of this form of aluminium silicate and pulmonary fibrosis. Classification of such materials as nuisance dusts should be reviewed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
aluminium silicate; respirable dust; pulmonary fibrosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
dose-response relationship; respiratory function tests |
| 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) |
Inorganic substances
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Silicon compounds
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