| Document ID (ISN) | 37365 |
| CIS number |
82-486 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Palmer W.G., Scott W.D. |
| Title |
Lung cancer in ferrous foundry workers: a review |
| Bibliographic information |
May 1981, Vol.42, No.5, p.329-340. 65 ref. |
| Abstract |
Epidemiologic studies have shown that the risk of mortality from lung cancer in moulders, casters and cleaning room operators is 2-3 times higher than that of standard populations. These studies reflect conditions that existed in foundries several decades ago and the risk today may differ as a result of new foundry practices and the use of new moulding materials. Benzo(a)pyrene and other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have been identified in foundry atmospheres. Other tumour promoters, co-carcinogens and other classes of chemical carcinogens may also be present. The contributions of smoking to the lung cancer risk of ferrous foundry workers are unknown. Current studies are examining the composition and long-term health effects of emissions from moulds composed of modern synthetic chemical moulding materials as well as those from the traditional green sand moulds. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
lung cancer; iron and steel industry; foundries |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; carcinogens; aromatic hydrocarbons; smoking; ongoing research; benzo(a)pyrene; polycyclic hydrocarbons; epidemiologic study; moulding and coremaking |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Iron and steel industry
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Foundries, metalcasting and forging operations
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