National Technical Reports Library

The National Technical Information Service acquires, indexes, abstracts, and archives the largest collection of U.S. government-sponsored technical reports in existence. The NTRL offers online, free and open access to these authenticated government technical reports. Technical reports and documents in its repository may be available online for free either from the issuing federal agency, the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s Federal Digital System website, or through search engines.

Details

Asbestos Related Disease: A Community Epidemic in the Making.

PB90155896

Publication Date	1990
Personal Author	Lemen, R. A.; Selikoff, I. J.; Hurst, G. A.; Wagoner, J. K.
Page Count	10
Abstract	The importance of epidemiological assessments in tracing the development of disease among workers was demonstrated in the report concerning the exposure of workers to asbestos (1332214) particles. A field survey made at a thermal pipe insulation facility in the southwestern portion of the United States measured airborne asbestos concentrations of 15 to 20 times the current standard. A significant number of workers employed for less than 10 years at this site demonstrated symptoms and signs consistent with asbestos-related diseases. Potential for community exposure was also great. Prior to the opening of this facility in the southwest, its predecessor was operating in the northeastern United States from the early 1940s through 1954. A study of a 900 member cohort of former employees at this earlier site was completed and demonstrated a highly significant excess of asbestos related diseases, malignant and nonmalignant in nature. A study of family members living with the worker at the time of employment, indicated that 50% of these family members had x-ray abnormalities consistent with asbestos-related disease. Other reports indicating that asbestos-related diseases were not limited to the worker were cited as well.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Asbestos Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Epidemiology Asbestosis Occupational diseases Malignant neoplasms Construction industry Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 1332-21-4 Family members
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations.; Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.; East Texas Chest Hospital, Tyler.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and East Texas Chest Hospital, Tyler.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199009

Asbestos Related Disease: A Community Epidemic in the Making.

Asbestos Related Disease: A Community Epidemic in the Making.
PB90155896

Publication Date	1990
Personal Author	Lemen, R. A.; Selikoff, I. J.; Hurst, G. A.; Wagoner, J. K.
Page Count	10
Abstract	The importance of epidemiological assessments in tracing the development of disease among workers was demonstrated in the report concerning the exposure of workers to asbestos (1332214) particles. A field survey made at a thermal pipe insulation facility in the southwestern portion of the United States measured airborne asbestos concentrations of 15 to 20 times the current standard. A significant number of workers employed for less than 10 years at this site demonstrated symptoms and signs consistent with asbestos-related diseases. Potential for community exposure was also great. Prior to the opening of this facility in the southwest, its predecessor was operating in the northeastern United States from the early 1940s through 1954. A study of a 900 member cohort of former employees at this earlier site was completed and demonstrated a highly significant excess of asbestos related diseases, malignant and nonmalignant in nature. A study of family members living with the worker at the time of employment, indicated that 50% of these family members had x-ray abnormalities consistent with asbestos-related disease. Other reports indicating that asbestos-related diseases were not limited to the worker were cited as well.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Asbestos Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Epidemiology Asbestosis Occupational diseases Malignant neoplasms Construction industry Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 1332-21-4 Family members
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations.; Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.; East Texas Chest Hospital, Tyler.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and East Texas Chest Hospital, Tyler.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199009