Nonfibrous inorganic dusts.

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• Personal Author:
  Petsonk, Edward L. ; Short, Steven R.
• Description:
  A review of reported health effects of nonfibrous inorganic dust exposures was presented. Chemical composition, mining techniques and industrial and commercial uses were provided for most compounds. Three classes based on mineralogy were used: silicates, metals, and sedimentary compounds. Silicates and their health effects were described. Respiratory system disorders arising from exposure to various silicates included pneumoconiosis, dyspnea, fibrosis, radiographic chest opacities, and silicosis. Toxicity could also be related to silica contamination and particle size. Metals and their health effects were described. Iron (7439896) was associated with radiographic opacities. Barium (7440393) was associated with various disorders. Antimony (7440360) exposure was most commonly associated with chronic cough. Tin (7440315) was associated with benign pneumoconiosis. Chromite (1308312) was reported to be a carcinogen. Sedimentary compounds were discussed. Various pathologic lung changes were associated with oil-shale. Other health effects from various sedimentary compounds included radiographic opacities, pneumoconiosis, and various lung radiographic changes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Inorganic Chemicals Lung Lung Diseases Metals Minerals Mining Occupational Health Radiography Respiratory System Safety

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• Keywords:
  Mining-industry; Nonmetallic-minerals; Lung-fibrosis; Inorganic-compounds; Respirable-dust; Dust-exposure; Radiographic-analysis; Lung-disorders; Metal-dusts
• ISBN:
  9780801677281
• Publisher:
  Mosby
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7 ; 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:
  345-361
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00229326
• Citation:
  Occupational and environmental respiratory disease. Harber P, Schenker MB, Balmes JR, eds. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, 1995 Jul; :345-361
• CAS Registry Number:
  Antimony (CAS RN 7440-36-0) ; Barium (CAS RN 7440-39-3) ; Chromite (Cr2FeO4) (CAS RN 1308-31-2) ; Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6) ; Tin (CAS RN 7440-31-5)
• Editor(s):
  Harber P; Schenker MB; Balmes JR
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational and environmental respiratory disease
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/243409/cdc_243409_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]