| Document ID (ISN) | 47142 |
| CIS number |
86-1830 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
| Year |
1986 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Saracci R. |
| Title |
Ten years of epidemiologic investigations on man-made mineral fibers and health |
| Bibliographic information |
1986, Vol.12, suppl.1, p.5-11. 36 ref. |
| Abstract |
The results of an extended follow-up study of mortality and cancer incidence among workers in the man-made mineral fibre (MMMF) production industry in Europe, undertaken by IARC are summarised. In addition, the prior epidemiologic evidence on this subject, both in terms of the earlier results of the same study and the results of other studies on the long-term effects of occupational exposure to MMMF are reviewed. The conclusion drawn from this prior evidence was that the possibility that some excess of lung cancer may be causally related to exposure to MMMF could not be ruled out. When the findings of the extended follow-up are added to the existing evidence, the overall results were considered (i) to endorse the indication that no adverse long-term health effects have been detectable in terms of mortality throughout almost all segments of the MMMF production of industry and (ii) to support the inference that MMMF - as present in the environmental conditions of early slag-wool/rock-wool production - may have played a role in the causation of lung cancer. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Europe; inorganic man-made fibres; fibrous glass industry; glass fibre; mineral wool; mortality |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; research; lung cancer; IARC |
| 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) |
Glass, pottery and related materials
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