Author: Paul R. GrossPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dose-effect Relationship of Asbestos Dust
Author: Paul R. GrossOccupational Exposure to Asbestos
Author: National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asbestos
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Effects on Health of Exposure to Asbestos
Author: Richard DollPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Report on occupational health hazards and occupational diseases resulting from exposure to asbestos in the UK - outlines types of cancer caused (incl. Asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, gastro- intestinal, laryngeal, etc.); examines difficulties in measurement of quantitative effects for determining exposure limits in the work environment. Graphs, references, statistical tables.
Asbestos
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309101697
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
In conjunction with drafting comprehensive legislation concerning compensation for health effects related to asbestos exposure (the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Act), the Senate Committee on the Judiciary directed the Institute of Medicine to assemble the Committee on Asbestos: Selected Health Effects. This committee was charged with addressing whether asbestos exposure is causally related to adverse health consequences in addition to asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer. Asbestos: Selected Cancers presents the committee's comprehensive distillation of the peer-reviewed scientific and medical literature regarding association between asbestos and colorectal, laryngeal, esophageal, pharyngeal, and stomach cancers.
Asbestiform Fibers
Author: Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform FibersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Much of the more than 30 million tons of asbestos used in the United States since 1900 is still present as insulation in offices and schools, as vinyl-asbestos flooring in homes, and in other common products. This volume presents a comprehensive evaluation of the relation of these fibers to specific diseases and the extent of nonoccupational risks associated with them. It covers sources of asbestiform fibers, properties of the fibers, and carcinogenic and fibrogenic risks they pose.
Biological Effects of Mineral Fibres
Author: J. C. WagnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asbestos
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
The Health Effects of Asbestos
Author: Dorsett D. SmithPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0429586582
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The health-related effects of asbestos have long been mired in controversy, with industry and plaintiff attorneys playing a significant role. This comprehensive book provides a balanced and extensive evidence-based critical analysis of the literature concerning asbestos-related diseases, from a scientific and historical perspective. The book presen
Toxicological Profile for Asbestos (Update)
Author: G. Douglas HanleyPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437930719
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Asbestos is a group of 6 different fibrous minerals that occur naturally in the environment. All forms of asbestos are hazardous, and all can cause cancer. This profile includes: (1) The exam¿n. and interpretation of toxicologic info. and epidemiological eval¿s. on asbestos to ascertain the levels of human exposure for the substance and its health effects; (2) A determination of whether adequate info. on the health effects of asbestos is available or in the process of development to determine levels of exposure that present a significant risk to human health; and (3) Where appropriate, identification of toxicologic testing needed to identify the types or levels of exposure that may present significant risk of adverse health effects in humans. Charts and tables.
Health Hazards of Asbestos Exposure
Author: Irving J. SelikoffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Asbestos
Author: Canada. Energy, Mines and Resources CanadaPublisher: Energy, Mines and Resources Canada
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description