Current Intelligence Bulletin 62: Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research

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• Personal Author:
  Castellan R ; Castranova, Vincent ; Harper M ; Hearl, Frank J. ; Middendorf, Paul J. ; Stayner L ; Sullivan, Patricia A. ; Wallace W ; Zumwalde, Ralph D.
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) considers asbestos to be a potential occupational carcinogen and recommends that exposures be reduced to the lowest feasible concentration. As the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of worker injury and illness, NIOSH has undertaken a reappraisal of how to ensure optimal protection of workers from exposure to asbestos fibers and other EMPs. As a first step in this effort, NIOSH convened an internal work group to develop a framework for future scientific research and policy development. The NIOSH Mineral Fibers Work Group prepared a first draft of this State of the Science and Roadmap for Scientific Research (herein referred to as the Roadmap), summarizing NIOSH's understanding of occupational exposure and toxicity issues concerning asbestos fibers and other EMPs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Asbestos Biomarkers Dust Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Inhalation Exposure Inorganic Chemicals Minerals Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Airborne-fibers Airborne-particles Asbestos-dust Asbestos-fibers Dust-exposure Dust-inhalation Dust-particles Exposure-assessment Fibrous-dusts Inhalants Mineral-dusts Mineral-processing Mining-industry Particulate-dust Surveillance-programs

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Current Intelligence Bulletin
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2011159
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handout/Flyer
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director ; HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division ; EID - Education and Information Division ; DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-173
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038528
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2011-107520
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-159, (CIB 62), 2011 Mar; :1-173
• CAS Registry Number:
  Actinolite asbestos (CAS RN 77536-66-4) ; Amosite asbestos (CAS RN 12172-73-5) ; Chrysotile (CAS RN 12001-29-5) ; Crocidolite asbestos (CAS RN 12001-28-4) ; Magnesio-anthophyllite (CAS RN 16829-43-9) ; Tremolite (Ca2[(Mg0.9-1Fe0-0.1)4.5-5Al0-0.5](Si7.5-8Al0-0.5)(OH)2O22) (CAS RN 14567-73-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:722e60c2e5f37e5a14824c2d9e10a7f4f49c54e69ca65ddb1b81088842f5604175cee9e50dbf1cbe4108438b5b62b5f331ad660747e59e136a95df4939d936bb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209964/cdc_209964_DS1.pdf
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