Asbestos - Research News and Information

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Evaluation of public and worker exposure due to naturally occurring asbestos in gravel discovered during a road construction project.

30 Aug 2008 During a repair and reconstruction project of an unpaved highway in a remote region of Alaska, workers discovered, after construction had commenced, that the materials used from a local material site contained asbestos (variously described as ... Read more...

Mesothelioma and environmental exposure.

30 Aug 2008 A novel animal model was developed to study the direct exposure of mesothelial cells to crocidolite and chrysotile asbestos fibers. Chemically pure and pretreated Union Internationale Centre le Cancer (UICC) samples were implanted into a peritoneal ... Read more...

[Evaluation of rounded atelectasis induced by exposure to asbestos]

30 Aug 2008 We encountered 19 patients of rounded atelectasis induced by exposure to asbestos from 2000 to 2007. All patients were men whose ages arranged from 60 to 89 years with a mean of 74.2 years. Twenty rounded atelectasis were present in the right lung ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Asbestos'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Asbestos panelists accuse government of misusing science. 19 Oct 2008
• Screening for mesothelioma: more harm than good? 13 Oct 2008
• Evaluation of public and worker exposure due to naturally occurring asbestos in gravel discovered during a road construction project. 30 Aug 2008
• Professional exposure to carcinogenic substances: is occupational physicians' activity compatible with medical ethics and deontology? 30 Aug 2008
• Re: The "Helsinki Criteria" for attribution of lung cancer to asbestos exposure: how robust are the criteria? 30 Aug 2008
• Mesothelioma and environmental exposure. 30 Aug 2008
• [Evaluation of rounded atelectasis induced by exposure to asbestos] 30 Aug 2008
• Occupational exposure to asbestos and mortality among asbestos removal workers: a Poisson regression analysis. 17 Aug 2008
• Re: Induction of mesothelioma in p53+/- mouse by intraperitoneal application of multi-wall carbon nanotube. 30 Jul 2008
• [Asbestos: damages better known] 15 Jul 2008
• The relationship between simian virus 40 and mesothelioma. 29 Jun 2008
• Analysis of the analytical performance of laboratories participating in two major U.S. bulk asbestos proficiency testing programs. 29 Jun 2008
• Coalescent pleural malignant mesothelioma and adenocarcinoma of the lung, involving only minor asbestos exposure. 29 Jun 2008
• Nanotoxicology: the asbestos analogy revisited. 29 Jun 2008
• In-air micro-particle induced X-ray emission analysis of asbestos and metals in lung tissue. 29 Jun 2008
• Soluble mesothelin-related protein in an asbestos-exposed population: the dust diseases board cohort study. 24 Jun 2008
• The Nalp3 inflammasome is essential for the development of silicosis. 22 Jun 2008
• Magnitude of asbestos-related lung cancer mortality in Italy. 22 Jun 2008
• Asbestos fibre concentrations in the lungs of brake workers: another look. 21 Jun 2008
• Canadian academics call for asbestos report to be published. 5 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Asbestos'

Definition: Asbestos. Fibrous incombustible mineral composed of magnesium and calcium silicates with or without other elements. It is relatively inert chemically and used in thermal insulation and fireproofing. Inhalation of dust causes asbestosis and later lung and gastrointestinal neoplasms.

Chemical name: Asbestos

Registry Number: 1332-21-4

Descriptor UI: D001194

Alternative terms: Asbestos;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Pharmacological Action: Carcinogens;

Tree Number: D01.578.725.050; D01.837.725.700.760.070;

History Note: 70(69)

Technical Notes: a silicate used in insulation & fireproofing; carcinogenic; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; /adv eff: consider also ASBESTOSIS; disease coord with ASBESTOS /adv eff is dis /etiol, not dis /chem ind; for emphasis on asbestos fibers, MINERAL FIBERS is available: see note there