Mineral Dusts: Asbestos/Silica/Coal/Man-Made Mineral Fibers

Details

• Personal Author:
  Hearl, Frank J. ; Wagner, Gregory R.
• Description:
  Mineral is the term traditionally applied to naturally occurring inorganic substances having definable and consistent physical properties and chemical composition. By conventional contemporary usage, mineral also refers to similar substances of organic origin, such as coal, as well as manufactured materials of mineral origin, such as ceramic fibers or slag wool. Dusts generated in the mining, milling, manufacture, and use of minerals have long been recognized as causes of serious lung diseases. This chapter provides an overview of information useful in the recogni­tion and prevention of diseases related to mineral dust exposure. As with any agents causing chronic disease, hazard recognition and environmental surveillance and control are key to disease prevention and are thus a primary focus of this section. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Coal Dust Inorganic Chemicals Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Asbestos-dust Asbestos-fibers Coal-dust Fibrous-dusts Man-made-mineral-fibers Silica-dusts
• ISBN:
  9780721689746
• Publisher:
  Elsevier Saunders
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029539
• Citation:
  Textbook of clinical occupational and environmental medicine, second edition. Rosenstock L, Cullen M, Brodkin C, Redlich C, eds. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders, 2005 Jan; :1073-1086
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Editor(s):
  Rosenstock L; Cullen MR; Brodkin CA; Redlich CA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Textbook of clinical occupational and environmental medicine, second edition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1dc8d9dbcaa1f175b2083c4459a1a6c8c84d138b337c4c5f0a8624dd080577f7ea6e159c1c1220aba47829a14287209c40618e2ad3b2d5a87937989c8b163dcb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190494/cdc_190494_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.55 MB ]