The Determination of Cotton Textile Dusts in Air

Silverman, Leslie; Viles, Frederick J.

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“…Most of the samples were weighed and analysed in the chemistry department of the Pneumoconiosis Research Unit under Dr. T. G. Morris. This analysis of the dust into three components is essentially the same as that described by Silverman and Viles (1950).…”

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A Clinical and Environmental Study of Byssinosis in the Lancashire Cotton Industry

Roach

Schilling

1960

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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The prevalence of byssinosis was measured in a population of 189 male and 780 female workers employed in three coarse and two fine cotton mills. Ninety-eight per cent. of the male and 96% of the female population were seen.The workers were graded by their histories as follows: Grade 0-No symptoms of chest tightness or breathlessness on MondaysGrade I-Occasional chest tightness on Mondays, or mild symptoms such as irritation of the respiratory tract on Mondays Grade 1-Chest tightness and/or breathlessness on Mondays only Grade 2-Chest tightness and/or breathlessness on Mondays and other days The dust concentrations to which the workers were exposed were measured with a dust-sampling instrument based on the hexhlet. Altogether 505 working places were sampled. In the card-rooms of the coarse mills 63 % of the men and 48 % of the women had symptoms of byssinosis. In the card-rooms of the fine mills the corresponding prevalences were 7 % for the men, and 6% for the women. Prevalences were low in the spinning-rooms in the coarse mills. The mean dust concentrations in the different rooms ranged from 90 mg./100 m.3 in one section of the card-room in a fine mill, to 440 mg./100 m.3 in one of the card-rooms of the coarse spinning mills. The prevalence of byssinosis in the different rooms was closely related to the overall dustiness (r = 0-93). For the three main constituents of the dust, namely, cellulose, protein, and ash, the prevalence of byssinosis correlated most highly with protein, particularly with the protein in the medium-sized dust particles, i.e., approximately 7 microns to 2 mm.

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A Clinical and Environmental Study of Byssinosis in the Lancashire Cotton Industry

Roach

Schilling

1960

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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“…The total weight of material collected was obtained by the increase in weight (weighings were done under standard conditions of temperature and humidity). Samples were taken for particle sizing and analysis as described by Silverman and Viles (1950). From these data, the occupational history, and making certain assumptions, the lifetime amount of dust inhaled was estimated.…”

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Prevalence of Respiratory Disease in a Flax Mill in the United States

Ferris

Anderson

Burgess

1962

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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“…Dust can get into the environment during yarn and fabric production and creates a harmful environment for human health (Silverman and Viles 1950). Additionally, dumping organic wastes in landfills is forbidden in the European Union and other countries (Jeihanipour et al 2010).…”

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Potential use of textile dust in the middle layer of three-layered particleboards as an eco-friendly solution

Nemli

Serin

Özdemir

et al. 2018

BioRes

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Textile (cotton) dust, which is harmful to humans and the environment, is one of the largest wastes in the textile industry. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential use of this waste in high value-added materials. Physical and mechanical properties and formaldehyde emissions of the three-layered particleboards with textile (cotton) dust in the middle layer were investigated in this study. A phenol formaldehyde resin was used as the binder in particleboard production. Four different amounts of textile dust (10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%) based on the oven-dried weight of the wood were obtained from a commercial textile manufacturer as industrial waste. The density, thickness swelling, modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity, internal bond, and formaldehyde emissions of the produced panels were determined. The physical and mechanical properties and formaldehyde emissions of the particleboards were negatively affected, which decreased with the addition of a high amount of textile powder. At low rates, the use of textile dust in the middle layer did not significantly decrease the particleboard properties. Textile dust can be a partial solution for the raw material demand of the wood-based panel industry.

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The Determination of Cotton Textile Dusts in Air

Cited by 7 publications

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A Clinical and Environmental Study of Byssinosis in the Lancashire Cotton Industry

A Clinical and Environmental Study of Byssinosis in the Lancashire Cotton Industry

Prevalence of Respiratory Disease in a Flax Mill in the United States

Potential use of textile dust in the middle layer of three-layered particleboards as an eco-friendly solution

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