Cytotoxicity and spectroscopic investigations of organic free radicals in fresh and stale coal dust.

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• Personal Author:
  Dalal NS ; Green FY ; Jafari B ; Vallyathan V
• Description:
  An investigation was conducted using cytotoxicity and spectroscopic analyses to examine organic free radicals in fresh and stale coal dust. A description was provided of the time dependence of the decrease in the free radical content of a freshly made anthracite dust and of the dust's cytotoxicity potential as measured by the extent of hemolysis of sheep erythrocytes. The effects of free radical scavengers on the cytotoxicity potential of the dust were investigated. The freshly made anthracite coal dust was more cytotoxic than the stale dusts from the same stock. Surface oxidation reactions involving free radical sites on the coal particles were important in the dusts cytotoxicity. The authors conclude that indeed the free radicals could play a significant role in the initial events in the mechanism of the cytotoxic effects due to the inhalation of coal dust.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne Dusts Analytical Chemistry Cell Damage Coal Dust Cytotoxic Effects Dust Inhalation In Vitro Study Lung Cells Respiratory System Disorders
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1470-1477
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00198711
• 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):1470-1477
• 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:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180624/cdc_180624_DS1.pdf
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