Report on cancer risks associated with the ingestion of asbestos.

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• Personal Author:
  Becking G ; Cantor K ; Cherner J ; Cordle F ; Groth D ; Keller C ; Lemen R ; Lybarger, Jeffrey A. ; McConnell E ; Meinhardt T ; Millette J ; Patel Y ; Sonich-Mullin C ; Tollefson L
• Description:
  Cancer risks associated with ingestion of asbestos (1332214) are discussed. Asbestos contamination of drinking water is considered. At least 66.5 percent of the United States water systems are capable of eroding asbestos cement pipes. The ability of water to leach asbestos from asbestos cement pipes can be modified by coatings applied to the inside pipe surface. Asbestos contamination in foods or pharmaceuticals is discussed. Asbestos fibers at concentrations of 1.1 to 172.7 million fibers per liter have been found in beverages. To date, studies supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have provided no evidence that ingesting asbestos results in an increased cancer risk. The FDA has determined that no prohibition on using asbestos filters in processing food, beverages, and non parenteral drugs is needed. Toxicological studies on asbestos ingestion and carcinogenicity are reviewed. Epidemiological evaluations of the association between drinking water supplies containing asbestos and cancer mortality are discussed. The authors conclude that the available information is insufficient for assessing the risk of cancer associated with ingesting asbestos. If an epidemiologic association exists, it is probably weak relative to background cancer rates. Epidemiologic research methods are limited in their ability to detect small increases in risk.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Asbestos-dust Author Keywords: Asbestos Biological-effects Cancer Dust-exposure Environmental Epidemiology Fibers Gastrointestinal Ingestion Inhalants Lung-function MaIignancies NIOSH-Author Pulmonary-system Respiratory-irritants Risk Assessment Toxic-effects Tumors

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-47
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00159077
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1986 Jan; :1-47
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:15b9dc15ed58f8987d49d2cf82a80d6d04af609c2567f263acadeecec9f7201bf767a288e6c975cbaa04103a722ccd5260c92ba288a8377ea5ab0d7705d05664
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179807/cdc_179807_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.68 MB ]