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RECORD NUMBER: 410 OF 2834

Main Title Asbestos health assessment update /
Author Nicholson, William J.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Kotchmar, Dennis J.
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office. ;Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. Environmental Sciences Lab.
Publisher NTIS,
Year Published 1984
Report Number EPA-600/ 8-84-003a
Stock Number PB84-186832
OCLC Number 70597488
Subjects Asbestos--Toxicology--United States ; Asbestos industry--Employees--Health and hygiene ; Asbestos--Environmental aspects--United States ; Lungs--Cancer--Risk factors ; Mesothelioma--Risk factors ; Environmental health ; Carcinogens ; Asbestos--Physiological effect ; Environmentally induced diseases
Additional Subjects Asbestos ; Public health ; Air pollution ; Toxicology ; Industrial medicine ; Malignant neoplasms ; Assessments ; Exposure ; Dosage ; Insulation ; Cement ; Manufacturing ; Textile industry ; Buildings ; Environmental surveys ; Mining ; Laboratory animals ; Risk ; Air pollution effects(Humans) ; Occupational safety and health ; Indoor air pollution ; Lung cancer ; Cancer
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=9100Q776.PDF
Holdings
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EKBD  EPA-600/8-84-003A Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 03/19/2004
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-8-84-003a Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD  EPA 600-8-84-003a AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 11/07/2003
ESAD  EPA 600-8-84-003A Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 03/23/2010
NTIS  PB84-186832 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Edition Review Draft.
Collation xii, 131 p. : charts ; 28 cm.
Abstract
Data developed since the early 1970's from large population studies with long follow-up strengthen the association of asbestos exposure to disease. Lung cancer and mesothelioma are the most important asbestos-related causes of death among exposed individuals. The accumulated data suggest that the excess risk of lung cancer from asbestos exposure is proportional to the cumulative exposure (the duration times the intensity) and the underlying risk of lung cancer in the absence of exposure. The risk of death from mesothelioma appears to be proportional to the cumulative exposure to asbestos in a given period. Animal studies confirm the human epidemiological results. All major asbestos varieties produce lung cancer and mesothelioma with only limited differences in carcinogenic potency. Some measurements demonstrate that significant asbestos exposure, exceeding 100 times the background, occurs to individuals in non-occupational environments. Currently, the most important of these non-occupational exposures is from the release of fibers from asbestos-containing surfacing materials in schools, auditoriums, and other public buildings or from asbestos fireproofing sprayed in high-rise office buildings.
Notes
"Project Officer: Dennis J. Kotchmar." "February 1984." "PB84-186832"--Cover. EPA-600/8-84-003A. Bibliography: p. 118-131.