Exposure Science Can Increase Protection of Workers and Their Families from Exposure to Asbestos and Inform on the Effects of Other Elongate Mineral Particles

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• Personal Author:
  Howard J ; Middendorf, Paul J.
• Description:
  Exposure science is fundamental to refining our scientific understanding about the health effects arising from asbestos and other elongate mineral particles, as well as helping improve our public health protection and regulatory efforts to safeguard workers, their families, and community residents. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Epidemiology Inorganic Chemicals Morbidity Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Textile Industry
• Keywords:
  Asbestos-fibers Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Morbidity-rates Mortality-rates Occupational-exposure Sampling-equipment Sampling-methods Textiles
• ISSN:
  1559-0631
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  485-486
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037606
• Citation:
  J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 2010 Sep; 20(6):485-486
• Email:
  pkm2@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c48f31e0f921584d93292f5e19f0355e17fb9f8e3196f98134c61b5fe08d023c9a8d1fe31842375f942a57c7c80a8b7ac10439e26c09fc70728dc9c3c0d7e886
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188676/cdc_188676_DS1.pdf
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