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SHORTER COMMUNICATIONS Scand J Work Environ Health 14 (1988) 197--200 Mortality and cancer incidence among marine engineers and machinists in Iceland by Vilhjalmur Rafnsson, MD, PhD,1 Soffia G Johannesdottir, BSc,1 Hjortur Oddsson, MD,1 Hallgrimur Benediktsson, MD,2 Hrafn Tuiinius, MD,3 Gudjon Magnusson, MD, PhD4 RAFNSSON V, JOHANNESDOTTIR SG, ODDSSON H, BENEDIKTSSON H, TULINIUS H, MAG NUSSON G.

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AVERAGE PERSONNEL EXPOSURE TO HEAVY METALS IN COMPOUNDING Antimony = 0-005 mg/M3 Cadmium = 0.002 mg/M3 Chromium = 0.004 mg/M3 Nickel = 0.01 mg/M3 Several weld shop employees were monitored for exposure to fumes containing lead, chromium and nickel in order to verify the adequacy of welding booth ventilation.

We propose that the Agency instead, rely on significant work of the Food and Drug Ad ministration (FDA) to assess potential risks of PCB in the diet and, following its lead, adopt an RMCL of at least 6.5 micrograms (yin) per liter.

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The pleural abnormalities can be sufficiently extensive to obscure the lung fields and may, in rare cases, lead to impairment of lung function. 1.4.4.

FILE NAME: Dow Chemical (DOW) DATE: 1980 Nov 18 DOC#: DOW004 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: US Patent - Asbestos Treatment [Fwd: FW: dow asbestos research program] Images ( 363 of 465 ) United States Patent Pezzoli 4,234,377 November 18,1980 Asbestos treatment Abstract A method of treating asbestos comprising depositing on at least a portion o f the asbestos a material consisting essentially of at least one metal ferrocyanide.

EPS industry representatives from leading companies will discuss the properties and applications, design tips, and new processing developments of molded EPS and related moldable foams ...

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INTRODUCTION The commercial mining of asbestos, whether of the serpentine or the amphibole variety, leads to several types of hazards and inconveniences, one of the major ~ of these being the pollution of the ambient air.

Diffuse pleural thickening is sometimes seen and in rare cases can lead to impairment of lung function.

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Broad occupational group Jobs included in group All men working in reactors 1 and 2* Dryer room B operatorst Dryer room Lead, A and A/B operators Warehousemen, maintenance staff, laboratory staff, and drivers^ General staff who visit plant, such as shift supervisors and foremen Management and office staff Men most likely to have been exposed to high concentrations of VCM in the past. tMen engaged in the bagging of PVC and probably exposed to higher concentrations of dust than other workers in the dryer buildings. tMen potentially exposed to all raw materials and products, might include men who were highly resistant to these influences.