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Goodman, Michael; Morgan, Robert W.; Ray, Rose M.; Malloy, Curtis D.; Zhao, Ke

doi:10.1023/a:1008980927434

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“…Goodman et al (1999) conducted a meta-analysis of 69 asbestos-exposed cohorts (including a subset of the Libby cohort), and found a meta-SMR for lung cancer of 1.6 (95% CI, 1.6–1.7) after allowing for 10 years cancer latency. Honda et al (2002) evaluated mortality among tremolite-exposed talc miners and millers, reporting an SMR of 2.2 (95% CI, 1.5–3.2) for nonmalignant respiratory disease, similar to the SMR of 2.4 (95% CI, 2.0–2.9) reported here among tremolite-exposed vermiculite workers.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Vermiculite, Respiratory Disease, and Asbestos Exposure in Libby, Montana: Update of a Cohort Mortality Study

Sullivan

2007

Environ Health Perspect

146

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BackgroundVermiculite from the mine near Libby, Montana, is contaminated with tremolite asbestos and other amphibole fibers (winchite and richterite). Asbestos-contaminated Libby vermiculite was used in loose-fill attic insulation that remains in millions of homes in the United States, Canada, and other countries.ObjectiveThis report describes asbestos-related occupational respiratory disease mortality among workers who mined, milled, and processed the Libby vermiculite.MethodsThis historical cohort mortality study uses life table analysis methods to compare the age-adjusted mortality experience through 2001 of 1,672 Libby workers to that of white men in the U.S. population.ResultsLibby workers were significantly more likely to die from asbestosis [standardized mortality ratio (SMR) = 165.8; 95% confidence interval (CI), 103.9–251.1], lung cancer (SMR = 1.7; 95% CI, 1.4–2.1), cancer of the pleura (SMR = 23.3; 95% CI, 6.3–59.5), and mesothelioma. Mortality from asbestosis and lung cancer increased with increasing duration and cumulative exposure to airborne tremolite asbestos and other amphibole fibers.ConclusionsThe observed dose-related increases in asbestosis and lung cancer mortality highlight the need for better understanding and control of exposures that may occur when homeowners or construction workers (including plumbers, cable installers, electricians, telephone repair personnel, and insulators) disturb loose-fill attic insulation made with asbestos-contaminated vermiculite from Libby, Montana.

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Vermiculite, Respiratory Disease, and Asbestos Exposure in Libby, Montana: Update of a Cohort Mortality Study

Sullivan

2007

Environ Health Perspect

146

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“…Genetic susceptibility208 and infections209 have also been implicated, perhaps explaining the remarkable geographical variation of upper airway cancers, particularly nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Other relevant factors include diet and nutrition,210 and exposure to certain chemicals in the workplace (eg, asbestos211 and wood dust212). …”

Section: Lung Cancer and Upper Airway Cancersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Respiratory risks from household air pollution in low and middle income countries

Gordon¹,

Bruce²,

Grigg³

et al. 2014

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

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A third of the world’s population uses solid fuel derived from plant material (biomass) or coal for cooking, heating, or lighting. These fuels are smoky, often used in an open fire or simple stove with incomplete combustion, and result in a large amount of household air pollution when smoke is poorly vented. Air pollution is the biggest environmental cause of death worldwide, with household air pollution accounting for about 3·5–4 million deaths every year. Women and children living in severe poverty have the greatest exposures to household air pollution. In this Commission, we review evidence for the association between household air pollution and respiratory infections, respiratory tract cancers, and chronic lung diseases. Respiratory infections (comprising both upper and lower respiratory tract infections with viruses, bacteria, and mycobacteria) have all been associated with exposure to household air pollution. Respiratory tract cancers, including both nasopharyngeal cancer and lung cancer, are strongly associated with pollution from coal burning and further data are needed about other solid fuels. Chronic lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis in women, are associated with solid fuel use for cooking, and the damaging effects of exposure to household air pollution in early life on lung development are yet to be fully described. We also review appropriate ways to measure exposure to household air pollution, as well as study design issues and potential effective interventions to prevent these disease burdens. Measurement of household air pollution needs individual, rather than fixed in place, monitoring because exposure varies by age, gender, location, and household role. Women and children are particularly susceptible to the toxic effects of pollution and are exposed to the highest concentrations. Interventions should target these high-risk groups and be of sufficient quality to make the air clean. To make clean energy available to all people is the long-term goal, with an intermediate solution being to make available energy that is clean enough to have a health impact.

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“…There have been a large number of studies reporting on associations between asbestos exposure and stomach and other gastrointestinal tract cancers (Gamble, 2008;Goodman et al, 1999;IMNA, 2006). The risk estimates for both stomach and colorectal cancers vary but are generally modest.…”

Section: Asbestos (Stomach Cancer and Colorectal Cancer)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Numerous studies have been carried out that show excess lung cancers related to asbestos exposure. Goodman et al (1999) reviewed 69 asbestos-exposed occupational cohorts carried out worldwide and in many different industries; a pooled analysis of 37 cohorts gave a pooled SMR for lung cancer of 1.48 (95% CI 1.44, 1.52).…”

Section: Asbestosmentioning

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Occupational Carcinogenesis☆

Rushton¹

2014

Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences

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Abstract: This meta-analysis demonstrates a wide variability of the association between occupational asbestos and lung cancer. There was a suggestion of an association between asbestos and laryngeal carcinoma and no clear association with other cancers.

Cited by 118 publications

References 63 publications

Vermiculite, Respiratory Disease, and Asbestos Exposure in Libby, Montana: Update of a Cohort Mortality Study

Vermiculite, Respiratory Disease, and Asbestos Exposure in Libby, Montana: Update of a Cohort Mortality Study

Respiratory risks from household air pollution in low and middle income countries

Occupational Carcinogenesis☆

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