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HERO ID

1576818

Reference Type

Book/Book Chapter

Title

Dose-response relationships for asbestos-related disease: Implications for hygiene standards: Part II. Mortality

Author(s)

Peto, J

Year

1979

Publisher

New York Academy of Sciences

Location

New York, NY

Book Title

Health hazards of asbestos exposure

Page Numbers

195-203

Language

English

PMID

294169

DOI

10.1111/j.1749-6632.1979.tb18720.x

Web of Science Id

BCI:BCI198120041663

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is related to other part(s) 3084386 Dose-response relationships for asbestos-related disease: Implications for hygiene standards: Part I. Morbidity

Abstract

A recent analysis of mortality among workers in an English asbestos textile factory suggests that about 3% of men might eventually die of asbestos-induced disease after 20 years of exposure to the same type of the fiber at an average dust level of 1 fiber/cm super(3). This prediction was based on various assumptions, particularly that excess cancer mortality is linearly related to dust level. If this crucial assumption is correct, the approximate effects of different fibers and working environments could be estimated in the same way, rational hygiene standards could be formulated for most areas where asbestos is handled.

Editor(s)

Selikoff, IJ; Hammond, EC

Series

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 330

ISBN

9780897660334

Conference Name

International Conference on Health Hazards of Asbestos Exposure

Conference Location

New York, NY

Conference Dates

June 24-27, 1978

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