VOLUME 338 The New England Journal of Medicine 0 Cnpyrighr, bv (tic MasiachuitftU Medical Sociccv M.

Environmental Exposureto Benzene: ~n Update ,awe Wallace 3 .

Failure to recognize this has lead to accidents, including fatalities, during confined space entries.

Originally published in Japanese in the Japan Journal ofIndustrial Health, 35 (1993), p. 178-87 ESTIMATION OF ASBESTOS EXPOSURE AMONG WORKERS REPAIRING ASBESTOS CEMENT PIPES USED FOR CONDUITS Shinji KUMAGAI,*1 Shigeharu NAKACHI,*8 Norio KURUMATANI,*8 Shingo NAKAGIRI** and Akihiko KATAOKA** Asbestos cement pipes (ACPs) containing 15 to 20% chrysotile or crocidolite have been used for underground conduits.

Samples collected from the spillway leading to the discharge.

ABDOO184803 CONFIDENTIAL EXTERNAL STEAM STRIPPING OF PVC SLURRY January 18, 1991 Study by: G.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ____________________________________________________________________________ Pathology Division Report: Demographic Data and Disease Rates for January - December 1998 Dr Jill Murray Lizet Coetzee NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NCOH Report P O Box 4788 JOHANNESBURG 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Data Description Distribution of autopsies by year & ethnic group (1975-1998) Number of autopsies by age & ethnic group (1998) Distribution of autopsies (%) by age & year of autopsy (1975-1998) -for black miners -for white miners Number of autopsies by type & ethnic group (1998) Number of autopsies by industry & ethnic group (1998) Number of autopsies by years of service & ethnic group (1998) Mean duration of service and mean age by type of mine & ethnic group (1998) Section 3: Active Tuberculosis Distribution of active tuberculosis by anatomical site (1998) Number and prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis by age & ethnic group(1998) Number and prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis by industry & ethnicgroup(1998) Prevalence rates of pulmonary tuberculosis from 1975-1998 Section 4: Silicosis Number and prevalence of silicosis by age & ethnic group (1998) Number and prevalence of silicosis by industry & ethnic group (1998) Prevalence ratesof silicosis from 1975-1998 Section 5: Massive Fibrosis, Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis, Mixed dust Fibrosis & Asbestosis Number and prevalence of asbestosis by age & ethnic group (1998) Section 6: Emphysema Number and prevalence of emphysema by age & ethnic group (1998) Number and prevalence of emphysema by industry & ethnic group (1998) Section 7: Mesothelioma Number of mesothelioma cases by age & ethnic group (1998) Number of mesothelioma cases by industry & ethnic group (1998) Section 8: Primary Lung Cancer Number and prevalence of primary lung cancer by age & ethnic group (1998) Number and prevalence of primary lung cancer by industry & ethnic group(1998) Section 9: Causes of death Causes of death by ethnic group (1998) Appendix: Distribution of autopsies according to the last mine the deceased worked at 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY South African law requires the examination of the cardiorespiratory organs of deceased miners and ex-miners for compensation purposes, provided the next of kin agrees.

1 IHS File #A70-3926-91 1991-93 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM EDC/NPA, A7001 Page 2 INTRODUCTION The following programs are included in your current Occupational Health Program.

Reagen, Ph .D . 3M Technical Lead : Michelle fllalinsky, Pti.D .

Reagen, Ph.D. 3M Technical Lead: Michelle Malinsky, Ph.D.

Drumwright vvv GOOOH029 TGG I. 06/75 TGG2. 1976 TGG3. 10/76 A TGG5. 03/79 TGG6. 05/79 TGG7. 1979 TGG8. 10/81 TGG9, 10/81 TGG10. 1982 TGG11. 01/83 TGGI2. 04/83 TGG13. 04/83 TGG14. 04/83 TGG15. 1984 TGG MEDICAL ARTICLES Copy of an article titled "Proportional Mortality among Vinyl Chloride Workers*" Copy of an article titled "Occupational Carcinogenesis" Copy of an article titled "Mortality and Cancer Morbidity in a Group of Swedish VCM and PCV Production Workers" copy ot an article titieg-- tire eTTHUx ui 4ihl jiiu pH on the behavior"uP f-dininulevulinic acid dehydratase actwty in baboons exposed to lead" Copy of an article titled "Mortality Experience of Workers in a Vinyl Chloride Monomer Production Plant" Copy of an article titled "An Association of Upper Respiratory Cancer with Exposure to Diethyl Sulfate" Copy of an article titled "ONE-YEAR TIME-SEQUENCE INHALATION TOXICITY STUDY OF VINYL CHLORIDE IN RATS.

Paragraph (fK2)(iii) is likely to lead both to better is slightly ambiguous in this regard and understanding and consequently better Is being corrected to be fully consistent / compliance with the regulations.

FILE NAME: Asbestos Information Association (AIA) DATE: 1993 DOC#: AIA043 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Book Chapter - Death of the Asbestos Industry ti Ri t. ths boefs ttho es ^ '^ in d u s t r y Matthew M.

ELSEVIER Mutation Research 417 (1998) 101-114 Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis Micronuclei in lymphocytes and exfoliated buccal cells of postmenopausal women with dietary changes in folate Nina Titenko-Holland a *, Robert A.

The Wisconsin Division of Health (WDOH) within the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services (WDHSS) has served as the lead agency for the U.S.