Endotoxin as an Etiologic Agent of Byssinosis: Evidence from Experimental and Epidemiological Studies Involving Human Exposure to Cotton Dust

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• Personal Author:
  Castellan, Robert M.
• Description:
  During the decade and a half since the promulgation of the OSHA Cotton Dust Standard (OSHA 1978), results of new studies have intensified interest in the hypothesis that inhalation of gram-negative bacterial endotoxin causes byssinosis. This chapter reviews historical and recent clinical and epidemiological research relevant to endotoxin as a possible causative agent of byssinosis. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Bacteria Bacterial Infections Dust Gossypium Hazardous Substances Lung Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Bacterial-dusts Bacterial-infections Cotton-dust Cotton-industry Lung-disease Toxins
• Publisher:
  U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  145-158
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000150
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB98-110174
• Citation:
  Cotton and microorganisms. Fisher JJ, Domelsmith L, eds. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1997 Oct; :145-158
• Editor(s):
  Fisher JJ; Domelsmith L
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Cotton and microorganisms
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5b1afbec74b83a1d1a754993dcd4c0d9ca5dc74d8eab6b0ca075ea0c6f685b8cdb59af454f0339a820340331e74b2a1c1f08323fa3e8b7486d7fb9529cb72159
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198153/cdc_198153_DS1.pdf
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