The Locus of Pathogenicity of Asbestos Dust

Gross, Paul; Ra, Harley

doi:10.1080/00039896.1973.10666360

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“…One of these suggests that the cause may be related to the polyfilamentous structure of asbestos fibers. 31 By triturating the polyfilaments into monofilamentous fibers or by fusing the polyfilaments through heating to 1000°C, the pathogenicity is either reduced or completely abrogated. Other theories incriminate the trace metals that are found on asbestos fibers-cobalt, copper, chromium, iron, lead, manganese, nickel, titanium, vanadium, zinc and zirconium.…”

Section: Theories On Pathogenicitymentioning

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Asbestos: world concern, involvement and culpability

Hammons

Huff

1974

International Journal of Environmental Studies

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The general population is exposed to asbestos fibers stemming from a massive number of consumer products and from environmental pollution. Asbestos bodies are present in the lungs of many urban dwellers who do not work with the mineral. Heavy occupational exposure to asbestos is known to cause asbestosis, pleural calcification, pleural plaques, lung cancer, and pleural and peritoneal mesotheliomas. The ingestion of asbestos fibers may increase the risk of gastrointestinal tract cancer. At the present time, little is known about the hazards of chronic low-level exposure to asbestos. However, the use of asbestos fibers should be curtailed whenever possible, more pathogenicity data should be collected and evaluated, and the health risk to the general public should be reassessed and updated with progressing research.Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now.

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Section: Theories On Pathogenicitymentioning

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Asbestos: world concern, involvement and culpability

Hammons

Huff

1974

International Journal of Environmental Studies

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Asbestos and embryonic development

Schneider

Maurer

1977

Teratology

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Chrysotile asbestos was administered to pregnant CD-1 mice in their drinking water and to Day 4 blastocysts during culture. Administration to pregnant mice did not affect embryo survival. In vitro administration of asbestos did not interfere with embryo implantation upon transfer of blastocysts to recipient females but did result in a decrease in postimplantation survival. These studies did not demonstrate asbestos to be teratogenic whether administered to the dam or to the blastocyst in vitro.

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Asbestos Carcinogenesis

Langer¹,

Wolff²

1978

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

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The Locus of Pathogenicity of Asbestos Dust

Cited by 13 publications

References 4 publications

Asbestos: world concern, involvement and culpability

Asbestos: world concern, involvement and culpability

Asbestos and embryonic development

Asbestos Carcinogenesis

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