| Main Title |
Case-Control Study of Asbestos in Drinking Water and Cancer Risk. |
| Author |
Polissar, L. ;
Severson, R. K. ;
Boatman, E. S. ;
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| CORP Author |
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA. ;Washington Univ., Seattle. School of Public Health and Community Medicine.;Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| Year Published |
1984 |
| Report Number |
EPA-R-805846; EPA/600/J-84/054; |
| Stock Number |
PB85-160729 |
| Additional Subjects |
Asbestos ;
Potable water ;
Toxicology ;
Malignant neoplasms ;
Risk ;
Reprints ;
Drinking water ;
Cancer ;
Toxic substances
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
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Last
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Status |
| NTIS |
PB85-160729 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
19p |
| Abstract |
The authors conducted a case-control, interview-based study of the risk of developing cancer from asbestos in drinking water. The Everett, Washington, area was selected for the study because of the unusually high concentration of chrysotile asbestos in the drinking water it draws from the Sultan River. Through a population-based tumor registry, the authors identified 382 individuals with cancer of the buccal cavity, pharynx, respiratory system, digestive system, bladder, or kidney, diagnosed between 1977 and 1980, and then interviewed them or their next-of-kin. The authors conducted similar interviews of a control group of 462 individuals. Finally, interviews were validated in several ways, including comparing the collected data with that from secondary sources. Estimates of exposure to asbestos in drinking water were based on residence and workplace history, and on individual water consumption. Four different measures of exposure were used. Cancer risk was estimated by logistic regression and other methods. The authors found no convincing evidence for cancer risk from imbibed asbestos. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Prepared in cooperation with Washington Univ., Seattle. School of Public Health and Community Medicine. |
| Availability Notes |
Pub. in American Jnl. of Epidemiology 119, n3 p456-471 1984. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Case-Control Study of Asbestos in Drinking Water and Cancer Risk. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c1984 |
| Category Codes |
6T; 6F; 57Y; 68D |
| NTIS Prices |
Not available NTIS |
| Primary Description |
600/11 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
511621853 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
