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Downloaded from oem.bmj.com on May 12, 2011 - Published by group.bmj.com Original article The relationship between multiple myeloma and occupational exposure to six chlorinated solvents Laura S Gold,1,2 Patricia A Stewart,3 Kevin Milliken,1,2 Mark Purdue,4 Richard Severson,5 Noah Seixas,6 Aaron Blair,4 Patricia Hartge,4 Scott Davis,1,2 Anneclaire J De Roos1,2 1Program in Epidemiology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA 2Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, Washington, USA 3Stewart Exposure Assessments LLC, Arlington, Virginia, USA 4Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA 5Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan USA 6Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, Washington, USA Correspondence to Laura Gold, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, PO Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109, USA; goldl@u.washington.edu Accepted 9 June 2010 Published Online First 10 September 2010 ABSTRACT Objectives Few studies have examined whether exposure to chlorinated solvents is associated with multiple myeloma.

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Madl et al fi - Because of regulatory and societal concerns about the health effects caused by exposure asbestos use in the USA has precipitously declined since the 1970s ATSDR 2001 Maines 2005 dos Santos Antao et al 2009 Kelly and Matos 2009 Over the last 30 years significant attention has been paid to evaluating asbestos exposures and the potential risk of asbestos- related diseases among automobile garage mechanics Paustenbach et al 2004 Chrysotile asbestos was also used as a friction material in heavy construction equipment but potential asbestos exposures to mechanics repairing brakes on such equipment has been less well studied and understood Boelter et al 2007 Although the asbestos content in automobile brakes is generally between 30 and 50 Lynch 1968 Anderson et al 1973 Madl et al 2008 heat and pressure such as that exerted during vehicle braking can cause chrysotile asbestos to degrade to fibrous amorphous decomposition products as well as form other fibrous minerals such as forsterite and olivine Jacko et al 1973 Candela et 2007 The dehydration or retention of water in chrysotile decomposition products has been shown to influence the extent to which forsterite is formed .under heat and pressure Candela et al 2007 It has been suggested however that friction during mechanical braking disaggregates mineral bundles in the brake lining which liberates water and results primarily in amorphous fibrous magnesium silicate degradation products Candela et al 2007 Because the elemental ratios and ray diffraction XRD patterns of chrysotile and these degradation products are similar transmission electron microscopy TEM is often necessary to identify fibrous structures of chrysotile at low bulk concentrations Using microscopy historical studies have shown that brake wear debris collected from an automobile dy- namometer or drum brakes contains on average be- tween 0.02 and 4.5 asbestos with the majority of wear debris samples containing % chrysotile Hickish and Knight 1970 Luxon 1970 Anderson et al 1973 Jacko et al 1973 Rohl et al 1977 Rowson 1978 Williams and Muhlbaier 1982 Cha et al 1983 Sheehy et al 1989 While these studies do not directly measure forsterite or other degradation products in brake wear debris the breakdown of chrysotile is inferred by comparing asbestos content in the lining to that in brake emissions or accu.mulated dust in the brake assembly Although it has been assumed that the forces that convert chrysotile in automotive brakes are at work during the use of heavy equipment e.g. dozers backhoes and graders little work has been conducted that confirms the degradation of chrysotile to forsterite or an amorphous form This matter is of particular interest since it is not well understood how the differ- ent speeds or weights of heavy construction equipment compared to passenger automobiles can influence the frictional mechanisms and thus by ex- tension the conversion to forsterite or other non- asbestos amorphous materials Understanding this matter will inform hygienists whether workers conducting brake repairs on heavy construction equipment during the period between the 1950s and the 1980s or in modern times were exposed to apprecia- ble concentrations of asbestos Only one published study has evaluated potential asbestos exposures to mechanics repairing heavy construction equipment brakes Boelter et al 2007 In this paper personal short 30 min and term h weighted average TWA samples for airborne asbestos were collected during repair activities involving the replacement of containing products i.e. engine gaskets brake and clutch linings in a dozer grader and two loaders Area samples were also analyzed to characterize potential exposures to a bystander nearby these activities The containing products removed from the construction equipment as well as brake wear debris were analyzed for asbestos content While this study filled an important data gap it did not address directly whether chrysotile asbestos was degraded to a similar extent as that observed with passenger automobiles and it only characterized a limited number of equipment representing a wide array of types and brake assembly configurations e.g. disc drum and band Complete enclosure of a brake system size of containing friction lining location and access configuration in relation to the mechanic's breathing zone as well as method of maintenance work are all likely to influence occupational exposures to airborne asbestos during brake repair activities With these factors in mind and without additional information it was uncertain how the information presented in the Boelter et al 2007 might compare to results from other types of heavy construction The handling and cleaning of contaminated work clothing worn in some occupational environments have been suggested as a possible source of paraoccupational or home chemical exposure Studies that have reported exposure through this possible secondary exposure pathway include industries where beryllium lead or even asbestos e.g. insulation workers exposures in the workplace were excessive For example Eisenbud et al 1949 found mean air concentrations of 500 gberyllium m` when the clothing of beryllium manufacturing workers was shaken out Piacitelli et al 1997 found elevated lead concentrations in the vehicles and homes of lead- exposed construction workers Some persons who live in the homes of workers exposed to free asbestos fibers developed asbestos disease Lieben and Pistawka 1967 Anderson et al 1976 1979 Li al 1978 Epler et al 1980 McDonald and McDonald 1980 Joubert et al 1991 Magnani et al 1993 Asbestos concentrations during heavy equipment brake removal 3 of 19 Generally workers in asbestos manufacturing mining and shipyard industries are exposed to very high air