| Document ID (ISN) | 46298 |
| CIS number |
86-957 |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Environment-cum-medical survey in asbestos cement factory |
| Bibliographic information |
Annual Report 1981, National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad-380016, India, p.48-74. |
| Abstract |
Although dust and fibre concentrations in an asbestos cement factory in southern India were near or below the ACGIH TLV and the corresponding British exposure limit, the workers had more subjective and objective respiratory abnormalities than a matched group of workers from a machinery factory. Respiratory function deteriorated with length of service in the asbestos cement workers regardless of smoking habits. Chest x-rays of workers exposed to asbestos cement dust for more than 20 years showed small regular and irregular opacities which may be attributable to exposure to both asbestos and silica. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
functional respiratory disorders; respirable dust; radiological changes; asbestos cement industry; length of exposure |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
India; developing countries; asbestos; silica |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Cement and concrete
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