A review of the NIOSH roadmap for research on asbestos fibers and other elongate mineral particles

A review of the NIOSH roadmap for research on asbestos fibers and other elongate mineral particles / Committee for the Review of the NIOSH Research Roadmap on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles ; Alan R. Nelson, Catharyn T. Liverman, Elizabeth A. Eide, Eileen Abt, editors ; Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies.

Although asbestos is no longer mined in the United States, prior and ongoing exposures to asbestos continue to contribute to respiratory diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. To examine ongoing issues and concerns in this field, the National Institute for Occupational Safety...

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Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee for the Review of the NIOSH Research Roadmap on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles (Author)
Other Authors: Nelson, Alan R. (Alan Ray) (Editor), Liverman, Catharyn T. (Editor), Eide, Elizabeth A. (Editor), Abt, Eileen (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2009]
Series:Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:
Asbestos.
Inorganic fibers.
asbestos.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Material Science.
Asbestos
Inorganic fibers
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Summary:Although asbestos is no longer mined in the United States, prior and ongoing exposures to asbestos continue to contribute to respiratory diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. To examine ongoing issues and concerns in this field, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) drafted a research roadmap, Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research, that provides an overview of the state of the science and a plan for future research in areas including toxicology, mineralogy, epidemiology, and exposure assessment. The focus of the proposed research is on clarifying the relationship between human health effects and the physical and chemical characteristics of a wide range of elongate mineral particles. In 2008, NIOSH asked the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council to form a committee to provide a review of the scientific and technical quality of the January 2009 draft NIOSH Roadmap document. The present volume provides the committee's assessment of the Roadmap and recommendations for strengthening its utility for NIOSH, other federal agencies, the private sector, and other stakeholders.
Item Description:Title from PDF title page.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 PDF file (xiv, 120 pages)) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780309140164
0309140161
1282454838
9781282454835
9786612454837
6612454830
0309148685
9780309148689
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Version viewed April 10, 2015.
Funding Information Note:This study was requested by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and supported by Award No. 211-2006-19152, T.O. #2, between the National Academy of Sciences and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views presented in this publication are those of the editors and attributing authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

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