Asbestos and Mesothelioma Incidence in Connecticut

Bruckman, Leonard; Rubino, Robert A.; Christine, B.

doi:10.1080/00022470.1977.10470400

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“…More next of kin of cases than of controls said Cohabitant ever exposed 16 (7 7) 24 (4 5) Cohabitant any of nine activities 37 93 Lived within two miles of asbestos mine or mill 0 (0 0) 8 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5) Overall reported exposure to asbestos: Potential 186 (89-4) 335 (62 9 tPotential exposure = reports ever exposed to asbestos, any of the nine specified activities, at least one job with NOHS likelihood > 0, cohabitants with asbestos exposure, or residence within two miles of asbestos mill.…”

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Malignant mesothelioma: attributable risk of asbestos exposure.

et al. 1994

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Direct exposure to asbestos was determined from responses to three types of questions: specific queries as to any exposure to asbestos; occupational or non-vocational participation in any of nine specific activities thought to entail exposure to asbestos; and analysis of lifetime work histories. Indirect exposures were assessed through residential histories and reported contact with family members exposed to asbestos. Results-Among men with pleural mesothelioma the attributable risk (AR) for exposure to asbestos was 88% (95% confidence interval (95% CI) 76-95%).For men, the AR ofperitoneal cancer was 58% (95% CI 20-89%/6). For women (both sites combined), the AR was 23% (95% CI 3-72%). The large differences in AR by sex are compatible with the explanations: a lower background incidence rate in women, lower exposure to asbestos, and greater misclassification among women.Conclusions-Most of the pleural and peritoneal mesotheliomas in the men studied were attributable to exposure to asbestos. The situation in women was less definitive. (Occup Environ Med 1994;51:804-81 1)

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Malignant mesothelioma: attributable risk of asbestos exposure.

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“…While this exposure appears low on a one time basis, continued exposures over a working lifetime to tollbooths operators would add to their total body burden of accumulated asbestos fibers and place them at higher risk of developing asbestos-related cancers. Bruckman et al [1977] did report a case of mesothelioma in a tollbooth operator. These findings could also be important to other persons residing in areas where high decelerations take place, such as along high volume traffic areas, where residential housing is often located.…”

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Asbestos in brakes: Exposure and risk of disease

Lemen¹

2004

American J Industrial Med

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Asbestos has been incorporated into friction products since the early 1900s. Epidemiological studies have been equivocal in their analysis of the incidence of disease among mechanics servicing brakes. Decomposition of asbestos occurs during the normal usage of the brake due to thermal decomposition into forsterite, although not all asbestos is so converted. Short fibers, below 5 microm in length, are also found in brake products. Several facts are discussed including the toxicity of the remaining asbestos fibers, short asbestos fibers, and the health implications of exposure to forsterite. Control methodologies, when used appropriately, have reduced exposure to asbestos during brake servicing, but have not been able to entirely eliminate exposure to asbestos, thus bring into question the controlled use of asbestos for friction product such as brakes. Even the so called "controlled" use of asbestos containing brakes poses a health risk to workers, users, and their families.

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“…12 Perhaps the largest potential future source of asbestos emissions in Connecticut will be the demolition of structures containing asbestos floor and ceiling tiles and which have been insulated and/or fireproofed with asbestos materials. 13 The health risk posed to the general population by asbestos fibers is not limited to either the indoor occupational environment or the outdoor ambient air. Many do-it-yourself home projects create asbestos dust due to the mixing of dry, loose asbestos with water and subsequent application of such mixtures for the purposes of insulating and/or fireproofing boilers, pipes, etc ..., the cutting and sawing of asbestoscontaining wallboard, ceiling, and floor tile and the sanding of spackling compounds containing asbestos.…”

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“…- 13 Another potentially significant source of airborne asbestos fibers is the erosion of vehicle brake linings and clutch facings and the subsequent release of asbestos. Asbestos is used in vehicle brake linings to provide strength, heat resistance, and selective decomposition under stress.…”

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“…The results of this study are described elsewhere. 13 An ambient air asbestos survey was conducted during 1975 at approximately 30 monitoring sites; locations included rural, semi-rural locales, urban areas, and stations situated contiguous to known sources of asbestos emissions (e.g., industrial users of asbestos and toll plazas). In addition, an indoor air asbestos survey was conducted in 1977 at a swimming pool located in the University of Connecticut's Field House; the ceiling covering this pool was sprayed with an asbestos-containing insulating compound and chunks of this surface coating have been falling from this ceiling for some time.…”

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