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ARTICLE | July 6, 1984

Asbestos Content in Lungs of Occupationally and Nonoccupationally Exposed Individuals FREE

Ronald F. Dodson, PhD; S. Donald Greenberg, MD; Marion G. Williams, Jr; Carolyn J. Corn; Michael F. O'Sullivan; George A. Hurst, MD
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JAMA. 1984;252(1):68-71. doi:10.1001/jama.1984.03350010034019
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Previous reports have indicated that a majority of the population has asbestos bodies within their lungs. These studies generally have been carried out using cohorts from urban environments. The present study compares the asbestos body levels from three unique cohorts: (1) a nonoccupationally exposed group from a large urban environment having a relatively low asbestos content, (2) patients with lung cancer from a nonurban setting, and (3) amosite asbestos workers, who worked and lived in a rural setting. The number of asbestos bodies in both the urban nonoccupationally exposed group and the patients with lung cancer was generally found to be low or below limits of detectability, with the exceptions being those persons in whom an occupational exposure was eventually found. The ferruginous body content of the occupationally exposed group varied considerably between individuals as well as between sites within the same individual.

(JAMA 1984;252:68-71)

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Huff JE, Dinger CY, Kline BW, et al:  A healthy view of asbestos: An annotated literature collection—1960-1974 . Environ Health Perspect 1974;;9:341-342.
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Rohl AN, Langer AM, Klimentidis R, et al:  Asbestos content of dust encountered in brake maintenance and repair . Section Occup Med 1977;;70:32-37.
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Williams RL, Muhlbaier JL:  Asbestos brake emissions . Environ Res 1982;;29:70-82.
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Spooner CM:  Asbestos in schools: A public health problem . N Engl J Med 1979;;301:782-784.
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Sebastien P, Bignon J, Martin M:  Indoor airborne asbestos pollution: From the ceiling and the floor . Science 1982;;216:1410-1413.
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LeGuen JM, Burdett G:  Asbestos concentrations in public buildings: A preliminary report . Ann Occup Hyg 1981;;24:185-189.
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Rohl AN, Langer AM, Selikoff IJ:  Environmental asbestos pollution related to use of quarried serpentine rock . Science 1977;;196:1319-1322.
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Langer AM, Selikoff IJ, Sastre A:  Chrysotile asbestos in the lungs of persons in New York City . Arch Environ Health 1971;;22:348-361.
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Churg A, Warnock ML:  Asbestos fibers in the general populations . Am Rev Respir Dis 1980;;122:669-678.
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Churg A, Warnock ML:  Analysis of the cores of asbestos bodies from members of the general population: Patients with probable lowdegree exposure to asbestos . Am Rev Respir Dis 1979;;120:781-786.
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Churg A, Warnock ML:  Analysis of the cores of ferruginous (asbestos) bodies from the general population . Lab Invest 1979;;40:622-626.
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Clifton RA: Asbestos: Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook . Bureau of Mines, 1976;.
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Churg A, Warnock ML:  Numbers of asbestos bodies in urban patients with lung cancer and gastrointestinal cancer and in matched controls . Chest 1979;;76:143-149.
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Dodson RF, O'Sullivan MF, Williams MG, et al:  Analysis of cores of ferruginous bodies from former asbestos workers . Environ Res 1982;;28:171-178.
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Gordon P, Rosen PP, Savino A:  The ferruginous body content of lungs at autopsy in Boston 1928-1932 . Acta Cytol 1976;;20:521-524.
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Warnock ML, Churg AM:  Association of asbestos and bronchogenic carcinoma in a population with low asbestos exposure . Cancer 1975;; 35:1236-1242.
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Williams MG, Dodson RF, Corn C, et al:  A procedure for the isolation of amosite asbestos and ferruginous bodies from lung tissue and sputum . J Toxicol Environ Health 1982;;10:627-638.
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Morgan A, Holmes A:  Concentrations and dimensions of coated and uncoated asbestos fibres in the human lung . Br J Ind Med 1980;; 37:25-32.
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Dodson RF, Williams MG, Hurst GA:  Method for removing the ferruginous coating from asbestos bodies . J Toxicol Environ Health 1983;;11:959-966.

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Levine RJ: Asbestos: An Information Resource , Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare publication (NIH)79-1681. Bethesda, Md, National Institutes of Health, 1978;.
2 +
Huff JE, Dinger CY, Kline BW, et al:  A healthy view of asbestos: An annotated literature collection—1960-1974 . Environ Health Perspect 1974;;9:341-342.
3 +
Rohl AN, Langer AM, Klimentidis R, et al:  Asbestos content of dust encountered in brake maintenance and repair . Section Occup Med 1977;;70:32-37.
4 +
Williams RL, Muhlbaier JL:  Asbestos brake emissions . Environ Res 1982;;29:70-82.
5 +
Spooner CM:  Asbestos in schools: A public health problem . N Engl J Med 1979;;301:782-784.
6 +
Sebastien P, Bignon J, Martin M:  Indoor airborne asbestos pollution: From the ceiling and the floor . Science 1982;;216:1410-1413.
7 +
LeGuen JM, Burdett G:  Asbestos concentrations in public buildings: A preliminary report . Ann Occup Hyg 1981;;24:185-189.
8 +
Rohl AN, Langer AM, Selikoff IJ:  Environmental asbestos pollution related to use of quarried serpentine rock . Science 1977;;196:1319-1322.
9 +
Langer AM, Selikoff IJ, Sastre A:  Chrysotile asbestos in the lungs of persons in New York City . Arch Environ Health 1971;;22:348-361.
10 +
Churg A, Warnock ML:  Asbestos fibers in the general populations . Am Rev Respir Dis 1980;;122:669-678.
11 +
Churg A, Warnock ML:  Analysis of the cores of asbestos bodies from members of the general population: Patients with probable lowdegree exposure to asbestos . Am Rev Respir Dis 1979;;120:781-786.
12 +
Churg A, Warnock ML:  Analysis of the cores of ferruginous (asbestos) bodies from the general population . Lab Invest 1979;;40:622-626.
13 +
Clifton RA: Asbestos: Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook . Bureau of Mines, 1976;.
14 +
Churg A, Warnock ML:  Numbers of asbestos bodies in urban patients with lung cancer and gastrointestinal cancer and in matched controls . Chest 1979;;76:143-149.
15 +
Dodson RF, O'Sullivan MF, Williams MG, et al:  Analysis of cores of ferruginous bodies from former asbestos workers . Environ Res 1982;;28:171-178.
16 +
Gordon P, Rosen PP, Savino A:  The ferruginous body content of lungs at autopsy in Boston 1928-1932 . Acta Cytol 1976;;20:521-524.
17 +
Warnock ML, Churg AM:  Association of asbestos and bronchogenic carcinoma in a population with low asbestos exposure . Cancer 1975;; 35:1236-1242.
18 +
Williams MG, Dodson RF, Corn C, et al:  A procedure for the isolation of amosite asbestos and ferruginous bodies from lung tissue and sputum . J Toxicol Environ Health 1982;;10:627-638.
19 +
Morgan A, Holmes A:  Concentrations and dimensions of coated and uncoated asbestos fibres in the human lung . Br J Ind Med 1980;; 37:25-32.
20 +
Dodson RF, Williams MG, Hurst GA:  Method for removing the ferruginous coating from asbestos bodies . J Toxicol Environ Health 1983;;11:959-966.

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