Chrysotile asbestos in the lungs of persons in New York City.

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• Personal Author:
  Langer AM ; Sastre A ; Selikoff IJ
• Description:
  In 28 consecutive cases of urban dwellers who died in New York city, electron microscopy showed chrysotile asbestos to be present in all examined (28 of 28). Of these, possibly four of 28 may have been made "positive" by the occurrence of background fibril contamination. It is noteworthy that asbestos bodies were found in three of four of these "negative" cases. Chrysotile asbestos often occurred in association with other substances, including platy particles (clay or talc), fibrous glass, and, occasionally, diatoms. Data shows that chrysotile fibers and fibrils are present in the lungs of New York City residents. Similar observations have been reported for London, and it is expected that other major cities share this problem. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-pollution Lung-diseases MX8030840 NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Respiratory-diseases
• ISSN:
  0003-9896
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  348-361
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00010580
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Health 1971 Mar; 22(3):348-361
• Contact Point Address:
  Community Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine Fifth Avenue and 100 Street New York, N Y 10029
• CAS Registry Number:
  Chrysotile (CAS RN 12001-29-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1971
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19700501
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental Health
• End Date:
  19790630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:32e62d7780205381f8b907537b38511b78e39d8546ea7e3a110fd4657164a219d544fdeadf0930d5795e1b88720df7a5b725e8eff480472d5337c7e00238ee99
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183761/cdc_183761_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 3.92 MB ]