Fibrogenic effects and chemical characterization of coal and mineral slags used as sand substitutes.

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• Personal Author:
  Donaldson, Harry M. ; Groth DH ; Platek SF ; Stettler, Lloyd E.
• Description:
  Studies were carried out to investigate the biological activity of coal and other mineral slags used in abrasive blasting. Analysis of 18 slag samples, using absorption spectrophotometry and proton induced X-ray fluorescence, revealed the presence of potentially hazardous elements including beryllium (7440417), chromium (7440473), nickel (7440020) and arsenic (7440382), all of which have been classified by NIOSH as suspect carcinogens; coal slags had the lowest concentrations of such elements. The potential fibrogenic effect of coal and copper slags was assessed in male Sprague-Dawley- rats treated intratracheally with 20 milligrams of test material. Histopathological examination of lung tissue obtained from the treated animals revealed the presence of granulomas in all animals; lung fibrosis was recorded in the coal slag treated group, but not in the animals treated with copper slag. The fibrogenic and carcinogenic activity of two copper slags and one nickel slag were tested in male Fischer-344-rats instilled intratracheally with 20 milligrams of the test materials. Twelve months after treatment, histopathological evaluation revealed slight lung reactions but no interstitial fibrosis or granuloma in the lungs of the rats treated with the nickel slag. The animals treated with the copper slags also showed various degrees of alveolar wall thickening and interstitial fibrosis. There was no evidence of granuloma in the lungs of the animals treated with the nickel or copper slags. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Dust Laboratories Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical-methods Coal-dust Dust-analysis Dust-exposure Dust-inhalation Fibrogenesis Laboratory-animals Mineral-dusts Occupational-exposure
• ISBN:
  9780250406104
• Publisher:
  Butterworth
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Utah ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies ; DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  135-160
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00165356
• Citation:
  Health issues related to metal and nonmetallic mining. Wagner WL, Rom WN, Merchant JA, eds. Boston, MA: Butterworth, 1983 Jan; :135-160
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2) ; Beryllium (CAS RN 7440-41-7) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0)
• Editor(s):
  Wagner WL; Rom WN; Merchant JA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Health issues related to metal and nonmetallic mining. Wagner WL, Rom WN, Merchant JA, eds. Boston, MA: Butterworth, 1983 Jan; . Proceedings of the Fourth Annual RMCOEH Occupational and Environmental Health Conference, April 7-9, 1982, Park City, Utah, sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0ef4c9ddb8030d0e7a736bcc36c54cd68de3b527e344353d5d96f3c044d20ca446206ea7901d0041669ae20eaaed59795fe3c047b00f605c15bef03c40337fac
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/185068/cdc_185068_DS1.pdf
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