Mesothelioma after crocidolite exposure during gas mask manufacture

Of 199 persons employed in the manufacture and handling of Canadian military gas mask canisters containing pure crocidolite, 1939 to 1942, by the end of 1975, 56 had died, 120 were still alive, and 23 could not be traced. Nine (16%) of the deaths were probably due to malignant mesothelioma, six invo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental research 1978-12, Vol.17 (3), p.340-346
Hauptverfasser:	McDonald, Alison D., McDonald, J.Corbett
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	560300 - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology ASBESTOS Asbestos - toxicity Asbestos, Crocidolite Asbestos, Serpentine CANADA CARCINOGENESIS DISEASES Environmental Exposure Female Humans INDUSTRY Lung Neoplasms - etiology Male MEMBRANES Mesothelioma - etiology Mining NEOPLASMS NORTH AMERICA OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE PATHOGENESIS PERITONEUM PERSONNEL RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT Respiratory Protective Devices SEROUS MEMBRANES TOXICITY
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Zusammenfassung:	Of 199 persons employed in the manufacture and handling of Canadian military gas mask canisters containing pure crocidolite, 1939 to 1942, by the end of 1975, 56 had died, 120 were still alive, and 23 could not be traced. Nine (16%) of the deaths were probably due to malignant mesothelioma, six involving the peritoneum. The risk of mesothelioma after crocidolite exposure appears to be many times greater than that after chrysotile.
ISSN:	0013-9351 1096-0953
DOI:	10.1016/0013-9351(78)90038-5