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Document ID (ISN)36067
CIS number 81-1244
ISSN - Serial title 0025-7818 - Medicina del lavoro
Year 1981
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Scansetti G., Botta G.C., Capellaro F., Piolatto G.
Title Exposure to chrysotile asbestos in friction materials industry.
Bibliographic information Jan.-Feb. 1981, Vol.72, No.1, p.46-51. Illus. 10 ref.
Abstract Results of 2 studies in 1977 and 1979 in a factory employing 470 workers. In 1977, 13.5% of the air samples collected contained >2 fibres/m3 as against 1.35% in 1979. This improvement is due to machine enclosure, automation of bag opening, boosting of the ventilation system and the use of mixtures of asbestos of known composition.
Descriptors (primary) dust control; asbestos; motor vehicle industry; respirable dust; chrysotile
Descriptors (secondary) brake linings; exposure evaluation; exhaust ventilation; enclosure
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Dust, aerosols and related diseases
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Asbestos
Motor vehicle manufacturing industry