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RECORD NUMBER: 17 OF 1140| Main Title | Airborne asbestos : a report / | ||||||||||||||||
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| CORP Author | National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Biologic Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants. | ||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | National Academy of Science and National Academy of Engineering, | ||||||||||||||||
| Year Published | 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock Number | PB-198 581 | ||||||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 02515768 | ||||||||||||||||
| Subjects | Air Pollutants--adverse effects ; Asbestos--adverse effects ; Air--Pollution | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | ( Air pollution ; Asbestos) ; ( Industrial medicine ; Asbestosis) ; ( Public health ; Asbestos) ; Respiratory system ; Humans ; Pathology ; Toxicity ; Occupational diseases ; Lungs ; Mining ; Mills ; Sources ; Control ; Hazards ; Minerals ; Respiratory diseases ; Malignant neoplasms ; Carcinogens ; Air pollution effects(Animals) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Collation | viii, 53 pages ; 28 cm | ||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | The report (1) summarizes the major evidence of the pathogenicity of asbestos in man and animals, (2) summarizes the evidence of human nonoccupational exposure to asbestos, (3) evaluates the evidence of a health risk associated with various degrees and types of exposure, (4) identifies sources of environmental contamination by asbestos, and (5) offers recommendations concerning the need for and feasibility of control measures. (Author) |
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| Notes | Reproduced by the National Technical Information Service. Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-53). |