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FILE NAME State of the Art Literature SAL DATE 1945 Jan DOC SAL041 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Journal Article Abstracts RE Asbestos 1945 co Literature Abstracts - +! @ENGINEERING *@ LEGAL  ial Hygiene Digest - 19 January 1945 o not inhibit the development of des or mice The fibrotic nodules in the tracheobronchial tissue of these lymph- ~~~. ung tissue of rabbits -- Author's msoudmeasrytherefore reacts differently from the .7 Contribution to the Diagnosis of Silice in the Blood and Pulmonary Silicosis by the Investigation of Sputum Chile 71 464 May 1943 H. Oyanguren And E. Bartholin Rev. mcd de The diagnosis of silicocis has sputum and blood of 40 been confirmed by demonstration of silica in the halation is taken individuals Silica which is conveyed to the pectorated up in greater part by Silica interferes with the the lymphatics and the lungs by in- remainder is ex- proliferation which lymphatic circulation producing a fibrous x. eventually results in the inclusion of the particles them- a selves But before this blood and be occurs the silica which is inhaled but may excreted in the urine Silica passes through the if the quantity is less than 8 may normally be found in the blood method it is believed to be m percent as determined by the colorimetric of no clinical significance Quantities 20 mg percent are above 50 expressed as 1 plus from 20 to 50 from 12 to mg percent 3 plus tum may be obtained in all Positive chemical mg percent 2 plus and reactions for silica in the blood cases of silicosis The spu- correspond to the amounts of silica positive reactions in the chemical reactions are found contained in the sputum and positive only in those individuals who have been bearing dust The specific chemical exposed to Oberhauser and depends on the reaction reaction used is that described by This may bo used equally on the obtained with nitromolybdonate of ammonia the blood and sputum and is a spectrographic methods -- Am Rev. Tuberc more certain test than co Asbestos Corn H.S. Alden and 7.M. y 1944 Howell Arch Dermat and Syph 49 312 ~ The author describes corns or by Darwitz in 1930. warts peculiar to asbestos workers first teristic is They have no relation to asbestos of the noticed that they appear and feel as if lungs One charac- ever found It is probable however that onae fiosrepirgensebnotdyinwer te he present none is very early stages Asbestosis and Pulmonery Carcinoma H.W. 576 Aug. 6 1943 German Wedler Deut med Wochschr 575- 69 The author has collected the countries and finds that published cutopsy records on asbestosis from there have been 14 instances of malignant disease various lungs and pleura in 92 of the mortem examinations 16 percent This of the proportion of lung carcinomata in is in exCESS cinoma as a complication of asbestosis autopsies generally 2-6 percent Car- 35 and 41 and was occurred most frequently in males Development of the gleenseiroanllw yasinslthoew pbuatrt of the lung most affected with asbbeetswteoesnis of the sation exposure 12-42 of exposure and years corresponded with the length and There was often a long interval between ithnetensity the development of the cus- must now be regarded as cancer which in the author's an occupational cancer -- Bull Hyg view Skin Diseases and Burns ay . Hath [* Protective Cream J.G. Downing L.M. Ohmart Hath Hath In and Syph 49 436 June 1944 and M.J. Stoklosa Arch Der- In industries where workers is impracticable are exposed to dermatologic irritants and where ritations to wear gloves protective Many protective croins are croums help to minimize cutaneous it ir- on the market under trado n mes and should