Asbestos And Health

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practices,Committee on Asbestos: Selected Health Effects
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309101691

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Asbestos by Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practices,Committee on Asbestos: Selected Health Effects Pdf

In conjunction with drafting comprehensive legislation concerning compensation for health effects related to asbestos exposure (the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Act), the Senate Committee on the Judiciary directed the Institute of Medicine to assemble the Committee on Asbestos: Selected Health Effects. This committee was charged with addressing whether asbestos exposure is causally related to adverse health consequences in addition to asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer. Asbestos: Selected Cancers presents the committee's comprehensive distillation of the peer-reviewed scientific and medical literature regarding association between asbestos and colorectal, laryngeal, esophageal, pharyngeal, and stomach cancers.

Author : Ronald F. Dodson,Samuel P. Hammar
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781439809686

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Asbestos by Ronald F. Dodson,Samuel P. Hammar Pdf

The first edition of Asbestos: Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and Health Effects received critical acclaim due to the interdisciplinary nature of its content. Editors Ronald Dodson and Samuel Hammar have carefully kept this popular focus while updating and expanding the topics covered in the first edition with the help of internationally known experts. While there are hundreds of books available on many different aspects of asbestos, none contain the encyclopedic, comprehensive coverage you will find here. See What’s New in the Second Edition: Definitions of asbestos by different methodologies and the potential impact that those forms have on health Internationally accepted sampling/analytical schemes Findings of major asbestos-related diseases that continue to increase in most industrialized countries where asbestos is widely used Information on asbestos-induced diseases in biological systems Expanded regulations chapter Copiously illustrated with diagrams, tables, and photographs, including some in color, the book remains an interdisciplinary resource on the major issues in asbestos exposure and human health, with coverage that spans history, pathology, and epidemiology as well as sampling, analysis, and regulatory issues. The editors’ expertise and careful updating set this book apart, making it a comprehensive resource that interlinks diverse specialties. They provide an updated and expanded state-of-the-art discussion of important interdisciplinary factors associated with asbestos-related issues in an easy-to-use reference.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Asbestos
ISBN : UCBK:B000828195

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Asbestos by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bozzano G Luisa
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780323140072

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Asbestos and Disease by Bozzano G Luisa Pdf

Asbestos and Disease provides a much-needed comprehensive compendium and presentation of accumulated information on asbestos and disease. Organized into five parts, this book begins with the nature, occurrence, properties, mining, milling, manufacturing, and use of asbestos minerals. Some chapters follow on the identification, quantification, and environmental distribution of asbestos fibers. This book also tackles the asbestotic and neoplastic effects of asbestos. The pathogenic mechanisms, prevention, and control of asbestos are also addressed. This work will provide nonspecialists with easily comprehensible and meaningful data that will assist them in their endeavors in this field.

Author : Ronald F. Dodson,Samuel P. Hammar
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781439809716

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Asbestos by Ronald F. Dodson,Samuel P. Hammar Pdf

The first edition of Asbestos: Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and Health Effects received critical acclaim due to the interdisciplinary nature of its content. Editors Ronald Dodson and Samuel Hammar have carefully kept this popular focus while updating and expanding the topics covered in the first edition with the help of internationally known expe

Author : John Frederic Murray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1320 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Respiratory organs
ISBN : MINN:31951D01977867N

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Textbook of Respiratory Medicine by John Frederic Murray Pdf

Author : Richard Doll,Julian Peto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Asbestos
ISBN : CORNELL:31924001023872

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Effects on Health of Exposure to Asbestos by Richard Doll,Julian Peto Pdf

Report on occupational health hazards and occupational diseases resulting from exposure to asbestos in the UK - outlines types of cancer caused (incl. Asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, gastro- intestinal, laryngeal, etc.); examines difficulties in measurement of quantitative effects for determining exposure limits in the work environment. Graphs, references, statistical tables.

Author : David Y. Zhang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Asbestos
ISBN : 1536109614

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An Outline of Asbestos-related Health Effects by David Y. Zhang Pdf

Asbestos have been used in many different environments, including industrial and home construction projects, vehicles, railroads and shipyards, to name a few. Asbestos have significantly affected many lives, particularly individuals and their families who have experienced substantial direct or indirect occupational exposure to asbestos as well as asbestos-containing products and equipment. Many diseases and conditions are reported to have a direct or indirect causal link to asbestos exposure. This book summarises the historical background, current knowledge and advancements concerning asbestos and its related diseases in a simple, easy to understand and concise format. The first chapter covers asbestos mineralogy, industrial applications, occupational and environmental exposure as well as methods of fiber analysis. The second chapter focuses on asbestos pathogenesis, including asbestos levels in the environment and various worksites, the biological effects of asbestos fibers and factors determining its toxicity. The third chapter provides an overview of asbestos-related diseases such as asbestosis, pleural diseases, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Each section also includes a discussion of cause and causation, clinical presentation, pathology, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and surveillance. The fourth chapter outlines the basic concepts of biostatistics and epidemiology, criteria in establishing the causal relationships, the occupational approach of environmental diseases and current standards and regulations. This book serves as an easy to read, quick reference presented in a bulleted format that allows readers to quickly and easily review the information. It is a useful resource for occupational medicine specialists, healthcare providers and environmental scientists who are interested in understanding asbestos and managing asbestos-related diseases.

Author : Barry I. Castleman,Stephen L. Berger
Publisher : Wolters Kluwer
Page : 918 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780735552609

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Asbestos by Barry I. Castleman,Stephen L. Berger Pdf

Written by one of the leading asbestos experts for attorneys, occupational and environmental health professionals, and others in the field of toxic substances control, this updated resource provides a comprehensive examination of the public health history of asbestos. Includes extensive discussion of corporate knowledge and responsibility for asbestos hazards and detailed discussion of alternatives to asbestos.

Author : Dorsett D. Smith
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781498728409

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The Health Effects of Asbestos by Dorsett D. Smith Pdf

The health-related effects of asbestos have long been mired in controversy, with industry and plaintiff attorneys playing a significant role. This comprehensive book provides a balanced and extensive evidence-based critical analysis of the literature concerning asbestos-related diseases, from a scientific and historical perspective. The book presents a carefully referenced review of the medical literature on the health effects of asbestos, and reflects the extensive experience of the author in evaluating patients with asbestos-related disorders.

Author : John E. Craighead,A. R. Gibbs
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780195178692

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Asbestos and Its Diseases by John E. Craighead,A. R. Gibbs Pdf

This work covers geology and mineralogy, lung function testing, industrial and commercial hygiene, risk assessment, cellular and molecular interactions, epidemiology of human diseases, physiology, clinical features, regulatory approaches, and absestos litigation. It will be a useful resource for both health professionals and lawyers.

Author : Jessica van Horssen
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774828444

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A Town Called Asbestos by Jessica van Horssen Pdf

For decades, manufacturers from around the world relied on asbestos from the town of Asbestos, Quebec, to produce fire-retardant products. Then, over time, people learned about the mineral’s devastating effects on human health. Dependent on this deadly industry for their community’s survival, the residents of Asbestos developed a unique, place-based understanding of their local environment; the risks they faced living next to the giant opencast mine; and their place within the global resource trade. This book unearths the local-global tensions that defined Asbestos’s proud and painful history to reveal the challenges similar resource communities have faced – and continue to face today.

Author : Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Medical
ISBN : NAP:13851

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Asbestiform Fibers by Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers Pdf

Much of the more than 30 million tons of asbestos used in the United States since 1900 is still present as insulation in offices and schools, as vinyl-asbestos flooring in homes, and in other common products. This volume presents a comprehensive evaluation of the relation of these fibers to specific diseases and the extent of nonoccupational risks associated with them. It covers sources of asbestiform fibers, properties of the fibers, and carcinogenic and fibrogenic risks they pose.

Author : Royal Commission on Matters of Health and Safety Arising from the Use of Asbestos in Ontario,Joseph Stefan Dupré
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Asbestos
ISBN : UCAL:B5524127

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Report of the Royal Commission on Matters of Health and Safety Arising from the Use of Asbestos in Ontario by Royal Commission on Matters of Health and Safety Arising from the Use of Asbestos in Ontario,Joseph Stefan Dupré Pdf

Author : United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Asbestos
ISBN : IND:30000050029770

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Health hazards of asbestos by United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Pdf