Asbestos In The Natural Environment

Author : H. Schreier
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1989-08-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080874967

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Asbestos in the Natural Environment by H. Schreier Pdf

Asbestos minerals have novel properties which make them highly desirable for industrial use. While the health hazards of asbestos have long been recognized and are well documented in the medical literature, ecological and environmental research involving asbestos fibers has only been undertaken in the past 25 years and the significant deleterious effects of asbestos materials on soil and plant ecology has been much less well publicised. This book examines non-occupational exposure and environmental effects of asbestos relating to animal and plant growth in the natural environment. Major nutrient imbalances and excess concentrations of trace metals have been identified as main causes for the poor plant response. Given the complexity of the asbestos analysis and the extent of the problem, this book attempts to bring together the multitude of subjects pertaining to asbestos in the natural environment with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of the chemical characteristics of asbestos-rich materials and their effect on plant growth.

Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Asbestos
ISBN : UCAL:C2965732

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Hazardous Wastes by United States. Environmental Protection Agency Pdf

Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Health and Ecological Effects
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Asbestos
ISBN : UOM:39015095240258

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Hazardous Wastes by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Health and Ecological Effects Pdf

Author : Jessica van Horssen
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0774828439

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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 : Jessica van Horssen
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,7 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 : G. Douglas Hanley
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781437930719

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Toxicological Profile for Asbestos (Update) by G. Douglas Hanley Pdf

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Asbestos is a group of 6 different fibrous minerals that occur naturally in the environment. All forms of asbestos are hazardous, and all can cause cancer. This profile includes: (1) The exam¿n. and interpretation of toxicologic info. and epidemiological eval¿s. on asbestos to ascertain the levels of human exposure for the substance and its health effects; (2) A determination of whether adequate info. on the health effects of asbestos is available or in the process of development to determine levels of exposure that present a significant risk to human health; and (3) Where appropriate, identification of toxicologic testing needed to identify the types or levels of exposure that may present significant risk of adverse health effects in humans. Charts and tables.

Author : Antonio Soto,Gael Salazar
Publisher : Nova Science Pub Incorporated
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1606920537

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Asbestos by Antonio Soto,Gael Salazar Pdf

Asbestos is a naturally occurring silicate mineral with long, thin fibrous crystals. It is known as the miracle mineral because of its soft and pliant properties, as well as its ability to withstand heat. Asbestos is known to be toxic and the inhalation of asbestos can be potentially lethal. Since the mid 1980s, many uses of asbestos have been banned in several countries. The Environmental Protection Agency also banned the use of asbestos and as a result, man-made fibres have been manufactured and used in many applications to replace asbestos. However, asbestos can still be found naturally in the air outdoors and in some drinkable water, including water from natural sources. As this book discusses, studies conducted in laboratory animals have shown that certain man-made fibres may have biological effects similar to those of asbestos. This book addresses this serious health concern caused by asbestos as well as potential fibre-related lung injury due to the inhalation of man-made fibre aerosols.

Author : G. Bruce Doern,Michael J. Prince,Garth McNaughton
Publisher : The Commission
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Asbestos
ISBN : CORNELL:31924002009409

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Living with Contradictions by G. Bruce Doern,Michael J. Prince,Garth McNaughton Pdf

Author : Earl W. Gagan,Canada. Air Pollution Control Directorate. Mining, Minerals and Metallurgical Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Air
ISBN : 0662109953

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Air Pollution Emissions and Control Technology by Earl W. Gagan,Canada. Air Pollution Control Directorate. Mining, Minerals and Metallurgical Division Pdf

Author : Dean L. Simmons
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Asbestos
ISBN : 1634853717

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Asbestos by Dean L. Simmons Pdf

Asbestos is the commercial name for various mineral silicates associated with numerous respiratory diseases, notably mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer. This book examines risk assessments, health implications and impacts on the environment of asbestos. Chapter One provides a summary of exposure during abatement/removal of asbestos-containing floor tile and mastic. Chapter Two discusses the epidemiological patterns of environmental asbestos-related disease. Chapter Three reviews the reduction of anti-tumor immunity caused by asbestos exposure. Chapter Four summarises current knowledge about the putative role of asbestos exposure in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma carcinogenesis. Chapter Five determines the impact of malignant mesothelioma (MM) using average life years lost and lifetime healthcare expenditures in Taiwan. Chapter Six reviews recent perspectives on both asbestos-related pleuritis and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-related vasculitides. Chapter Seven clarifies subjects for protective policies against asbestos disaster and the meanings of local government asbestos measures in the case of Japan. Chapter Eight includes an overview of the mineralogical and morphological characterisation of asbestos in Argentina.

Author : Irving J. Selikoff,Douglas Harry Kedgwin Lee
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1978-08-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : UCAL:B4530696

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Asbestos and Disease by Irving J. Selikoff,Douglas Harry Kedgwin Lee 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 : Tai Lahans
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780443100635

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Integrating Conventional and Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care by Tai Lahans Pdf

This new clinical resource clearly explains how to approach integrated care in a way that combines Chinese herbal medicine with Western medicine to enhance and improve medical care for patients with cancer - without undermining or negatively impacting patients' medical treatment. Each chapter covers a different type of cancer, first introducing the conventional medical understanding of that cancer including its etiology, diagnosis, and treatment according to staging and type. The chapter then covers that cancer from the perspective of Oriental medicine. Case studies illustrate the integration of treatment for each cancer type, raising important issues and considerations associated with specific cancers and treatments. Formulas are presented within the context of conventional treatment, intended to enhance the effectiveness of treatment and/or treat side effects without undermining the treatment's function. Each formula is followed by a discussion of how and why the herbs are used, including classical Chinese theory and relevant pharmaceutical studies. Staging and the age and performance status of various patients is used as a means by which to explain how formulas are changed. Case studies explore issues related to the integration of treatment for each type of cancer.

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 : 49,6 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 : 425 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005-09-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0849328292

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

While there are hundreds of books available on many different aspects of asbestos, none contain the encyclopedic, comprehensive coverage you will find here. Edited by leading authorities, with contributions from specialists and leaders in their respective fields, Asbestos: Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and Health Effects provides a cross-disciplinary approach and an authoritative review of asbestos research. The breadth and depth of coverage spans history, pathology, epidemiology, as well as sampling, analysis, and regulatory issues. Following the path of asbestos from its natural sources to its effects at the cell, organism, and population levels, the volume covers testing methods, types of exposure, and the associated health effects. It provides a multi-disciplinary look at sampling methods, analysis, pathology, and regulations. The book explores differences in the detection levels achieved with various techniques applied to the various types of environmental and human samples. This includes comparisons of recommended and/or required sampling schemes and the parameters associated with the instruments used in each of the methods. Offering state-of-the-art data on asbestos exposure and the resultant development of disease, the content is styled so that the depth of coverage is sufficient for specialists and researchers but also useful for anyone having to deal with asbestos-related problems.

Author : Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,5 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.