Inhaled Particles V

The Annals of Occupational Hygiene: Inhaled Particles V emphasizes respired particles, particularly their effects, fate, and entry, by considering quantitative exposure-effect relationships and basic mechanisms. Divided into eight sections, the book presents analysis of the dynamics of particles that enter the mouth or nose, which has been considered relative to hygiene standards grounded on 'total dust'. The concerns include the retention of mineral fibers and asbestos in the lungs. The effects on health of coal dusts and fly ash generally common in the energy industries are considered. The text also presents the tests of the carcinogenicity and pathogenicity of dusts and the toxicity of nitrous oxides. The book then focuses on the response of the airways to aerosols, sulfates, gold mine dusts, and organic dusts. Coal mining and its relationship with the progression of pneumoconiosis are also discussed. The book is a great source of information for those who are doing studies in the field of occupational health, particularly on the effects of dust and other related particles on the health of workers.

PrefaceSession 1. Particle Inhalation and Deposition Applications of Blunt Sampler Theory to the Definition and Measurement of Inhalable Dust Investigations into Defining Inhalable Dust Comparison of the Criteria for Sampling 'Inhalable' and 'Respirable' Aerosols Particle Deposition within Bronchial Airways: Comparisons Using Constant and Cyclic Inspiratory Flows Charge Effects on Particle Deposition in the Human Tracheobronchial Tree Generation, Characterization and Inhalation Deposition of Ultrafine Aggregate Aerosols Growth Rate Measurements and Deposition Modeling of Hygroscopic Aerosols in Human Tracheobronchial Models Pulmonary Penetration and Deposition of Aerosols in Different Gases: Fluid Flow Effects Deposition of Particles in the Human Lungs as a Function of Particle Size and Breathing Pattern: an Empirical Model Biological Variability of Particle Deposition in the Human Respiratory Tract during Controlled and Spontaneous Mouth-Breathing A Quantitative Study of the Penetration of Insoluble Particles into the Tissue of the Conducting Airways Implications of the Dosimetric Model for the Respiratory System on Limits for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers (ICRP PUBLICATION 30)Session 2. Deposition, Clearance and Retention Deposition of Inhaled Man-Made Mineral Fibers in the Lungs of Rats Studies of the Chronic Inhalation of Coal Fly Ash by Rats Long-term Inhalation Studies with Raw and Processed Shale Dusts Lung Mucociliary Function in Man: Interdependence of Bronchial and Tracheal Mucus Transport Velocities with Lung Clearance in Bronchial Asthma and Healthy Subjects Characteristics of Tracheobronchial Deposition and Clearance in Man Long-term Particle Clearance in Man: Normal and Impaired The Long-term Clearance Kinetics of Insoluble Particles from the Human Lung Pulmonary Retention of Coal Dusts Translocation of Mineral Fibers through the Respiratory System after Injection into the Pleural Cavity of Rats Magnetopneumography as a Tool for the Study of Dust Retention in the Lungs Research on Industrial Ferrous Metal Aerosols Deposition and Retention of Fibers in the Human Lung A Strategy for the Design and Evaluation of a 'Safe' Inorganic FiberSession 3. Dust in Human Lungs Multiple Regression Analysis of Quantified Aetiological, Clinical and Post-Mortem Pathological Variables Related to Respiratory Disease in Coal Workers The Dust Content of the Lungs of Hard-Rock Miners and its Relationship to Occupational Exposure, Pathological and Radiological Findings Asbestos Fibers in the Lungs of Chrysotile Miners and Millers-A Preliminary Report Mineral Fiber Content of Lung in Mesothelial Tumors in North America A Pathological and Mineralogical Study of Asbestos-Related Deaths in the United Kingdom in 1977Session 4.