Death certificate-based surveillance of silicosis and asbestosis in Illinois.

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• Personal Author:
  Holden J ; Hryhorczuk DO ; Krantz A ; Wideroff L
• Description:
  An evaluation was conducted to explore the usefulness of death certificates as a surveillance tool for silicosis and asbestosis in the state of Illinois. Computerized death records were obtained for the years 1969 through 1984. There were 76 silicosis cases reported as underlying and contributing causes of death during this time frame. White males constituted 78% of the total, black males accounted for 10% and white females for 2%. The mean age at death was 68 years with a range of 28 to 89 years. An additional 55 silicosis cases were identified as the underlying cause of death for the years 1969 through 1978. There were 53 asbestosis cases reported, of which 83% occurred in white males, 6% in black males, and 11% in white females. The results demonstrated that death certificate based surveillance in Illinois is useful for identifying point sources of exposure in areas where pneumoconiosis deaths occur. Extraordinarily high silicosis mortality rates were detected for Alexander County which is a center of tripoli (1317959) production. Possible point sources of asbestos (1332214) exposure were identified for the four counties with high concentrations of asbestosis deaths.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne Particles Asbestos Workers Coal Dust Coal Workers Dust Exposure Epidemiology Lung Disease Lung Irritants Mortality Data Mortality Surveys Respiratory System Disorders

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1401-1403
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00198699
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the VIIth International Pneumoconioses Conference, August 23-26, 1988, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 90-108, 1990 Nov; (Part II):1401-1403
• CAS Registry Number:
  Tripoli (CAS RN 1317-95-9) ; Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Part Number:
  II
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the VIIth International Pneumoconioses Conference, August 23-26, 1988, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0c10673debfdb91e29337c47fc71bec71cec9f2bb492e47e3ed4e69d56b87cc534024bfe7efacd533c696919e06eec3fb11cdc22f65b57e55639e6a2f8993e0f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180612/cdc_180612_DS1.pdf
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