Asbestos Exposure – Globe, Arizona

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Kelter, A. ; Scott, Benjamin ; Starko, K.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Bureau of Epidemiology
• Description:
  Two miles east of Globe, Arizona, is a 44-home mobile housing subdivision with approximately 120 residents. The subdivision was built in 1973 on the property of a currently inactive asbestos mill, and mill tailings were used as landfill during the initial grading of the site. The abandoned mill building still stands in the midst of the subdivision, with asbestos-laden equipment indoors and small piles of asbestos tailings outdoors. The 35-40 children in the area and others have ready access to these materials and have been observed playing in asbestos-containing soil. An active, operating mill is situated 1,000 feet to the east and upwind of the mobile homes, with a large pile of asbestos tailings approximately 1,500 feet from the homes. Visible airborne dust arising from these sites is noted by residents of the subdivision during mill operation and on windy days. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Asbestos Carcinogens Community Health Services Dust Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Family Hazardous Substances Inorganic Chemicals Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Safety

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• Keywords:
  Airborne Fibers Air Contaminants Air Sampling Asbestos Dust Asbestos Fibers Asbestos Industry Children Community Health Environmental Contamination Environmental Exposure Environmental Hazards Environmental Monitoring Exposure Assessment Exposure Levels Exposure Limits Families Fibers Humans Milling Industry Respiratory Irritants Sampling Soil Sampling Time Weighted Average Exposure Toxic Materials

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054677
• Citation:
  MMWR 1980 Jan; 29(2):23-24
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6d347d236dfc3b04f84e93086399de5c9d8ef92bad0c15d44b65f4b23778c793a8948ff5bd94c04a689ddb11ba76d05958933002bbdf062194f35ed0d19ae85b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183016/cdc_183016_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 423.94 KB ]