Asbestiform fibers [[electronic resource] ] : nonoccupational health risks / / Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1984 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (350 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.1/79 |
Soggetto topico |
Asbestos fibers - Toxicology
Asbestos fibers - Environmental aspects Risk management |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-24717-7
9786610247172 0-309-55757-7 0-585-14469-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455787903321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1984 | ||
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Asbestiform fibers : nonoccupational health risks / / Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1984 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 334 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 363.1/79 |
Soggetto topico |
Asbestos fibers - Toxicology
Asbestos fibers - Environmental aspects Risk management |
ISBN |
1-280-24717-7
9786610247172 0-309-55757-7 0-585-14469-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778677003321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1984 | ||
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Asbestiform fibers : nonoccupational health risks / / Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1984 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 334 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 363.1/79 |
Soggetto topico |
Asbestos fibers - Toxicology
Asbestos fibers - Environmental aspects Risk management |
ISBN |
1-280-24717-7
9786610247172 0-309-55757-7 0-585-14469-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Asbestiform Fibers -- Copyright -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- ORIGIN OF THE STUDY -- MAJOR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Evaluation of Risk -- Physicochemical Properties and Health Effects -- Recommendations -- SUMMARY OF THE STUDY -- Background -- Materials of Concern -- Relationship of Fiber Characteristics to Health Effects -- Measurement and Extent of Exposure -- Health Effects Methodology -- Health Effects of Asbestos -- Health Effects of Nonasbestos Asbestiform Fibers -- Evidence Associating Fiber Properties with Adverse Health Effects -- Risk Assessments -- 1 Introduction -- CONCURRENT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL AND GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ASBESTOS -- THE COMMITTEE'S APPROACH -- REFERENCES -- 2 Asbestiform Fibers: Historical Background, Terminology, and Physicochemical Properties -- ASBESTOS IN HISTORY -- MINERALOGICAL TERMINOLOGY -- SOURCES OF MINERAL PARTICLES -- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ASBESTIFORM FIBERS -- Fiberlike Morphology -- Enhanced Strength and Flexibility -- Diameter-Dependent Strength -- Increased Physical and Chemical Durability -- Defect-Free Surface Structure -- Growth-Dependent Fiber Quality -- BIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES -- Respirability -- Size and Aspect Ratio (Length:Diameter) -- Durability -- Flexibility and Tensile Strength -- Chemical Composition -- Surface Area -- Surface Charge -- Standardized Asbestos Samples -- SUMMARY -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 3 Assessing Nonoccupational Exposures to Asbestiform Fibers -- DEFINITIONS OF EXPOSURE -- ASBESTIFORM FIBERS AND THEIR SOURCES -- EXPOSURE POTENTIAL FOR ASBESTOS -- Types of Exposure -- Quantitative Exposure Estimates -- EXPOSURE TO OTHER NATURAL MINERAL FIBERS -- Attapulgite -- Erionite -- EXPOSURE TO MAN-MADE FIBERS -- Man-Made Mineral Fibers -- Exposure to Other Man-Made Fibers.
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 4 Measurement of Exposure to Asbestiform Fibers -- MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES -- MEASURING ASBESTOS DUST IN THE WORKPLACE -- The Impinger Technique -- The Membrane Filter Technique -- MEASURING ASBESTOS DUST IN THE AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT -- RELATIONSHIPS AMONG VARIOUS EXPOSURE MEASUREMENT METHODS -- EXPOSURE TO CHRYSOTILE IN THE AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT -- COMPLICATING FACTORS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSAYS -- FUTURE MEASUREMENT OF EXPOSURE TO ASBESTIFORM FIBERS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 5 Effects of Asbestiform Fibers on Human Health -- NATURE OF EVIDENCE -- BIODISPOSITION OF FIBERS -- Fiber Deposition -- Clearance and Transport -- CLINICAL ASPECTS OF ASBESTOS-ASSOCIATED DISEASES -- Necessary Assumptions Used in Determining Health Effects -- Sensitivity and Specificity of Clinical Evidence -- General Diagnostic Measures -- DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH NONOCCUPATIONAL INHALATION EXPOSURES TO ASBESTIFORM FIBERS -- Asbestos Exposure from Household Contacts -- Neighborhood Exposure to Asbestos -- Natural Sources of Asbestiform Fibers -- Summary -- EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF EFFECTS RESULTING FROM THE INGESTION OF ASBESTOS IN DRINKING WATER -- OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES-METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- CANCER MORTALITY IN OCCUPATIONAL COHORTS EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS -- Mining and Milling -- Manufacturing -- Insulation -- Shipyards -- Relative Carcinogenicity of Different Types of Asbestos -- Effects of Smoking -- Summary -- ASBESTOSIS AND ASBESTOS-ASSOCIATED PLEURAL DISEASE IN OCCUPATIONAL COHORTS -- Mortality Studies -- Morbidity Studies -- Summary -- HEALTH EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO MAN-MADE MINERAL FIBERS12 -- Morbidity -- Mortality -- Summary -- ADDITIONAL OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES -- Attapulgite -- Talc -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES. 6 Laboratory Studies of the Effects of Asbestiform Fibers -- STUDIES IN ANIMALS -- Lung Cancer -- Mesothelioma -- Fibrosis -- Events in the Gastrointestinal Tract After Exposure to Asbestos -- IN VITRO STUDIES -- Hemolytic Assays -- Cytotoxicity Studies -- Alterations in Cells of the Immune System After Exposure to Asbestiform Fibers -- Effects on Fibroblasts In Vitro -- INITIATION-PROMOTION MODEL OF CARCINOGENESIS -- Interaction of Asbestiform Fibers with DNA -- Tumor Promotion -- In Vitro Studies with Mesothelial Cells -- Interactions Between Fibers and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) -- CONCLUSIONS -- Asbestiform Fibers: Initiators and/or Promoters of Lung Tumors? -- Asbestiform Fibers: Initiators and/or Promoters of Malignant Mesothelioma? -- Asbestiform Fibers: Possible Mechanisms of Fibrosis -- SUMMARY -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 7 Risk Assessment -- THE PROCESS OF RISK ASSESSMENT -- QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT -- Mathematical Model For Carcinogenic Risk Estimate -- PUBLISHED RISK ASSESSMENTS -- Lung Cancer Risk from Nonoccupational Environmental Exposures -- Mesothelioma Risk from Nonoccupational Environmental Exposures -- QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR NONOCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES -- Lifetime Risk Estimates For Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma -- Risk Assessments For Special Subpopulations -- COMPARATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT -- Methods -- General Methodological Considerations -- Scoring Considerations -- Discussion of Comparative Risks -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Appendix A Asbestos Exposure and Human Disease. Hallmark Observations and Studies From 1898 to 1979 -- REFERENCES -- Appendix B Natural and Synthetic Fibrous Substances and Some of their Known Biological Effects -- REFERENCES -- Appendix C Fiber-Quality Parameters of Selected Asbestos, Whisker, and Glass Fibers. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FIBER-QUALITY PARAMETERS -- REFERENCES -- Appendix D Conceptual Model of Fiber Exposure -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Appendix E Epidemiological Studies Among Cohorts Exposed To Asbestos -- Appendix F Effects of Administering Asbestiform Fibers to Animals -- Appendix G Development of Some Equations Used for Quantitative Risk Assessment -- REFERENCE -- Appendix H Comparative Risk Assessment Score Sheets -- EXPOSURE -- BIODISPOSITION -- EFFECTS -- Appendix I Background Information on Members of the Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828094403321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1984 | ||
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Definitions for asbestos and other health-related silicates : a symposium / / sponsored by ASTM Committee D-22 on Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheres and ASTM Committee E-34 on Occupational Health and Safety, Philadelphia, Pa., 13 Oct. 1982 ; Benjamin Levadie, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia : , : American Society for Testing and Materials, , 1984 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (213 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 363.1/79 |
Collana | ASTM special technical publication Definitions for asbestos and other health-related silicates |
Soggetto topico |
Asbestos - Toxicology
Silicates - Toxicology Asbestos - Standards Silicates - Standards |
ISBN | 0-8031-5590-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910164712403321 |
Philadelphia : , : American Society for Testing and Materials, , 1984 | ||
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Environmental radioactivity [[electronic resource] ] : from natural, industrial, and military sources / / Merril Eisenbud, Thomas Gesell |
Autore | Eisenbud Merril |
Edizione | [4th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego, : Academic Press, c1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (683 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.1/79 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
EisenbudMerril
GesellThomas F |
Soggetto topico |
Radioactive pollution
Radioactive substances |
ISBN |
0-08-091803-4
1-281-02495-3 9786611024956 0-08-050580-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Environmental Radioactivity: From Natural, Industrial,and Military Sources; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acronyms; Chapter 1. Introduction; The Early History of Radioactivity; The Nuclear Energy Industry; Early Studies of Radioactive Contamination of the Environment; Chapter 2. The Biological Basis of Radiation Protection; Early Knowledge of Radiation Effects; Summary of Present Knowledge of Radiation Effects on Humans; Chapter 3. Radiation Protection Standards
Evolution of Radiation Dose StandardsChanges in Concepts of Standards Setting; Organizations Involved in Establishing and Implementing Radiation Protection Standards; Chapter 4. Atmospheric Pathways; Properties of the Atmosphere; Deposition and Resuspension; Tropospheric and Stratospheric Behavior; Chapter 5. Terrestrial and Aquatic Pathways; The Food Chain from Soil to Humans; Transport in Groundwater Systems; Transport in Surface Water Systems; Chapter 6. Natural Radioactivity; Naturally Occurring Radioactive Substances; Natural Radioactivity in Phosphate Fertilizers Natural Radioactivity in Building MaterialsNatural Radioactivity in Fossil Fuels; Induced Radionuclides; Natural Sources of External Ionizing Radiation; Technological Developments That Increase Human Exposure; Areas Having Unusually High Natural Radioactivity; Summary of Human Exposures to Natural Ionizing Radiation; Chapter 7. Production and Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels; Uranium; Thorium; Average Doses from the Production and Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels; Chapter 8. Power Reactors; Some Physical Aspects of Reactor Design and Operation; Types of Reactors Low-Level Discharges from Light-Water ReactorsReactor Accidents; Chapter 9. Nuclear Weapons; Physical Aspects of Nuclear Explosions; Short-Term Radiological Effects of Nuclear War; Some Problems of Recovery from Nuclear Attack; Worldwide Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Tests; Behavior of Individual Radionuclides from Fallout; Lung Dose Due to Inhalation of Dust from Weapons Tests; External Radiation; Chapter 10. Various Other Sources of Exposure; The Early History of Radium; Exposure from Radioluminescent Paints; Uranium and Thorium in Ceramics and Glass; Depleted Uranium Projectiles Thorium in Gas MantlesThorium in Welding Rods; Use of Specific Radionuclides (""Isotopes"") in Research and Industry; Americium-241 in Smoke Detectors; Radionuclides as Sources of Power; Transportation of Radioactive Substances; Summary of Doses Received from Various Sources; Chapter 11. Radioactive Waste Management; Low-Level Wastes; High-Level Wastes; Proposed Repositories in the United States; The Special Problems of Gaseous or Highly Soluble Long- Lived Radionuclides; Chapter 12. Experience with Radioactive Contamination Due to Accidents Fallout from the Thermonuclear Weapons Test of March 1, 1954 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784642903321 |
Eisenbud Merril | ||
San Diego, : Academic Press, c1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Environmental radioactivity [[electronic resource] ] : from natural, industrial, and military sources / / Merril Eisenbud, Thomas Gesell |
Edizione | [4th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego, : Academic Press, c1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (683 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.1/79 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
EisenbudMerril
GesellThomas F |
Soggetto topico |
Radioactive pollution
Radioactive subsctances |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-08-091803-4
1-281-02495-3 9786611024956 0-08-050580-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Environmental Radioactivity: From Natural, Industrial,and Military Sources; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acronyms; Chapter 1. Introduction; The Early History of Radioactivity; The Nuclear Energy Industry; Early Studies of Radioactive Contamination of the Environment; Chapter 2. The Biological Basis of Radiation Protection; Early Knowledge of Radiation Effects; Summary of Present Knowledge of Radiation Effects on Humans; Chapter 3. Radiation Protection Standards
Evolution of Radiation Dose StandardsChanges in Concepts of Standards Setting; Organizations Involved in Establishing and Implementing Radiation Protection Standards; Chapter 4. Atmospheric Pathways; Properties of the Atmosphere; Deposition and Resuspension; Tropospheric and Stratospheric Behavior; Chapter 5. Terrestrial and Aquatic Pathways; The Food Chain from Soil to Humans; Transport in Groundwater Systems; Transport in Surface Water Systems; Chapter 6. Natural Radioactivity; Naturally Occurring Radioactive Substances; Natural Radioactivity in Phosphate Fertilizers Natural Radioactivity in Building MaterialsNatural Radioactivity in Fossil Fuels; Induced Radionuclides; Natural Sources of External Ionizing Radiation; Technological Developments That Increase Human Exposure; Areas Having Unusually High Natural Radioactivity; Summary of Human Exposures to Natural Ionizing Radiation; Chapter 7. Production and Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels; Uranium; Thorium; Average Doses from the Production and Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels; Chapter 8. Power Reactors; Some Physical Aspects of Reactor Design and Operation; Types of Reactors Low-Level Discharges from Light-Water ReactorsReactor Accidents; Chapter 9. Nuclear Weapons; Physical Aspects of Nuclear Explosions; Short-Term Radiological Effects of Nuclear War; Some Problems of Recovery from Nuclear Attack; Worldwide Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Tests; Behavior of Individual Radionuclides from Fallout; Lung Dose Due to Inhalation of Dust from Weapons Tests; External Radiation; Chapter 10. Various Other Sources of Exposure; The Early History of Radium; Exposure from Radioluminescent Paints; Uranium and Thorium in Ceramics and Glass; Depleted Uranium Projectiles Thorium in Gas MantlesThorium in Welding Rods; Use of Specific Radionuclides (""Isotopes"") in Research and Industry; Americium-241 in Smoke Detectors; Radionuclides as Sources of Power; Transportation of Radioactive Substances; Summary of Doses Received from Various Sources; Chapter 11. Radioactive Waste Management; Low-Level Wastes; High-Level Wastes; Proposed Repositories in the United States; The Special Problems of Gaseous or Highly Soluble Long- Lived Radionuclides; Chapter 12. Experience with Radioactive Contamination Due to Accidents Fallout from the Thermonuclear Weapons Test of March 1, 1954 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458703803321 |
San Diego, : Academic Press, c1997 | ||
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Environmental radioactivity : from natural, industrial, and military sources / / Merril Eisenbud, Thomas Gesell |
Edizione | [4th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego, : Academic Press, c1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (683 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.1/79 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
EisenbudMerril
GesellThomas F |
Soggetto topico |
Radioactive pollution
Radioactive subsctances |
ISBN |
0-08-091803-4
1-281-02495-3 9786611024956 0-08-050580-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Environmental Radioactivity: From Natural, Industrial,and Military Sources; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acronyms; Chapter 1. Introduction; The Early History of Radioactivity; The Nuclear Energy Industry; Early Studies of Radioactive Contamination of the Environment; Chapter 2. The Biological Basis of Radiation Protection; Early Knowledge of Radiation Effects; Summary of Present Knowledge of Radiation Effects on Humans; Chapter 3. Radiation Protection Standards
Evolution of Radiation Dose StandardsChanges in Concepts of Standards Setting; Organizations Involved in Establishing and Implementing Radiation Protection Standards; Chapter 4. Atmospheric Pathways; Properties of the Atmosphere; Deposition and Resuspension; Tropospheric and Stratospheric Behavior; Chapter 5. Terrestrial and Aquatic Pathways; The Food Chain from Soil to Humans; Transport in Groundwater Systems; Transport in Surface Water Systems; Chapter 6. Natural Radioactivity; Naturally Occurring Radioactive Substances; Natural Radioactivity in Phosphate Fertilizers Natural Radioactivity in Building MaterialsNatural Radioactivity in Fossil Fuels; Induced Radionuclides; Natural Sources of External Ionizing Radiation; Technological Developments That Increase Human Exposure; Areas Having Unusually High Natural Radioactivity; Summary of Human Exposures to Natural Ionizing Radiation; Chapter 7. Production and Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels; Uranium; Thorium; Average Doses from the Production and Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels; Chapter 8. Power Reactors; Some Physical Aspects of Reactor Design and Operation; Types of Reactors Low-Level Discharges from Light-Water ReactorsReactor Accidents; Chapter 9. Nuclear Weapons; Physical Aspects of Nuclear Explosions; Short-Term Radiological Effects of Nuclear War; Some Problems of Recovery from Nuclear Attack; Worldwide Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Tests; Behavior of Individual Radionuclides from Fallout; Lung Dose Due to Inhalation of Dust from Weapons Tests; External Radiation; Chapter 10. Various Other Sources of Exposure; The Early History of Radium; Exposure from Radioluminescent Paints; Uranium and Thorium in Ceramics and Glass; Depleted Uranium Projectiles Thorium in Gas MantlesThorium in Welding Rods; Use of Specific Radionuclides (""Isotopes"") in Research and Industry; Americium-241 in Smoke Detectors; Radionuclides as Sources of Power; Transportation of Radioactive Substances; Summary of Doses Received from Various Sources; Chapter 11. Radioactive Waste Management; Low-Level Wastes; High-Level Wastes; Proposed Repositories in the United States; The Special Problems of Gaseous or Highly Soluble Long- Lived Radionuclides; Chapter 12. Experience with Radioactive Contamination Due to Accidents Fallout from the Thermonuclear Weapons Test of March 1, 1954 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816266603321 |
San Diego, : Academic Press, c1997 | ||
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