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8901239

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-27
pubmed:abstractText
This paper reports on the inorganic particles in the lungs of four workers who died from lung cancer and one who died from mesothelioma. All five workers were involved in different operations and activities in aluminum reduction plants. Retained fibrous and nonfibrous particles were evaluated by transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy after lung digestion. Asbestos fibers, fragments of silicates, and metal-rich nonfibrous particles of chromium-cobalt and aluminum were detected. Conclusions drawn from the evaluation of the particles retained in the lungs of only five workers must be cautious. However, these results are consistent with the hypothesis that carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons may not be the only contaminants that could explain excess mortality from malignant lung neoplasm in aluminum smelter workers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0002-8894
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
370-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Inorganic particles in the lungs of five aluminum smelter workers with pleuro-pulmonary cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't