| Document ID (ISN) | 70141 |
| CIS number |
97-1970 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Langer A.M., Nolan R.P., Wyart-Remy M. |
| Title |
Asbestos disease in foundrymen |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1997, Vol.39, No.8, p.699-700. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
These two letters argue that data presented in an earlier article on respiratory disease as a result of talc inhalation (see CIS 96-1848) do not support the conclusion that "talc-containing asbestos fibres" were responsible for the pleural and interstitial findings in the three foundrymen studied. Crocidolite and amosite found in the bronchoalveolar lavages of these workers are never associated mineralogically with talc, suggesting the presence of other asbestos dust sources at their worksites. Studies have shown that there is no excess cancer risk among talc workers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
asbestos; cancer; respiratory diseases; talc |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
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| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Belgium; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Asbestos
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