Fibre type and concentration in the lungs of workers in an asbestos cement factory.

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The predominant asbestos fibre type used in the production of asbestos cement is chrysotile. The use of asbestos in relation to fibre type in a Norwegian asbestos cement plant during 1942-80 was 91.7% chrysotile, 3.1% amosite, 4.1% crocidolite, and 1.1% anthophyllite respectively. Electron microscopy and x ray microanalysis of lung tissue samples of asbestos cement workers who had died of malignant pleural mesothelioma or bronchogenic carcinoma showed a completely inverse ratio with regard to fibre type. The percentage of chrysotile asbestos in lung tissue varied between 0% and 9% whereas the corresponding numbers for the amphiboles were 76% and 99%. These differences are discussed with respect to the behaviour of different fibre types in the human body and to the occurrence of malignant mesothelioma in this asbestos cement factory.

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

Journal: British journal of industrial medicine

VOLUME: 40

Page Numbers: 375-9

Journal Abbreviation: Br J Ind Med

ISSN: 0007-1072

DAY: 28

MONTH: Nov

YEAR: 1983

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KEYWORDS: Silicon Dioxide

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Substance Name: Silicon Dioxide

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