scholarly journals Asbestos body

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Bell ◽  
Frank Gaillard
Keyword(s):  
Asbestos Body

An assessment of asbestos body formation in extrapulmonary sites: liver and spleen

2001 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Glenn Williams ◽  
Ronald F Dodson ◽  
Eric W Dickson ◽  
Armando E Fraire
Keyword(s):  
Body Formation ◽  
Asbestos Body

ESTIMATION OF AMPHIBOLE EXPOSURE FROM ASBESTOS BODY AND MACROPHAGE COUNTS IN SPUTUM: A SURVEY IN VERMICULITE MINERS

1988 ◽  
pp. 195-201
Author(s):  
P. SEBASTIEN ◽  
B. ARMSTRONG ◽  
B. CASE ◽  
H. BARWICK ◽  
H. KESKULA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asbestos Body

scholarly journals CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF UNCOATED ASBESTOS FIBERS FROM THE LUNGS OF ASBESTOS WORKERS BY ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS

1972 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 735-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARTHUR M. LANGER ◽  
IVAN B. RUBIN ◽  
IRVING J. SELIKOFF ◽  
FRED D. POOLEY
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
Microprobe Analysis ◽  
Electron Microprobe Analysis ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Magnesium Content ◽  
Asbestos Fibers ◽  
Magnesium Loss ◽  
Bulk Chemistry ◽  
Asbestos Body

Lung tissues have been obtained from workmen with defined asbestos fiber exposure. These tissues have been prepared by the carbon extraction technique and examined with the electron microprobe analyzer. The uncoated fibers present in these specimens have been chemically characterized and compared with standard reference asbestos samples. The bulk chemistry of the fibers observed in lung tissues is similar to that of the reference fibers so that identification may be made. However, a statistical analysis of the measured emission characteristics from anthophyllite and amosite indicates that some magnesium loss has taken place. This loss appears to correlate with the magnesium content of the fibers. A slight iron increase was also noted in the same fibers, probably related to an incipient asbestos body formation.

scholarly journals Synchrotron soft X-ray imaging and fluorescence microscopy reveal novel features of asbestos body morphology and composition in human lung tissues

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorella Pascolo ◽  
Alessandra Gianoncelli ◽  
Burkhard Kaulich ◽  
Clara Rizzardi ◽  
Manuela Schneider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescence Microscopy ◽  
Human Lung ◽  
Body Morphology ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
Asbestos Body

scholarly journals CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ASBESTOS BODY CORES BY ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS

1972 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 723-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARTHUR M. LANGER ◽  
IVAN B. RUBIN ◽  
IRVING J. SELIKOFF
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Asbestos Exposure ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Chemical Degradation ◽  
Laboratory Animals ◽  
Malignant Neoplasms ◽  
Absolute Identification ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Asbestos Body

Inhalation of asbestos may be associated with increased risk of developing malignant neoplasms. Some of the fibers become coated in the lung, resulting in "asbestos bodies." The occurrence of structures with the appearance of asbestos bodies in the lungs of urban dwellers the world over, individuals with no known exposure to these mineral fibers, has raised the question of whether the community at large may also have increased risk of neoplasia as the result of chance environmental asbestos exposure. Since other fibrous materials may also sometimes become so coated, epidemiology evaluation of the presence of asbestos bodies has been hampered by difficulties in obtaining absolute identification of the cores of the bodies found. Five fibrous silicates, consisting of four amphiboles (amosite, anthophyllite, crocidolite and tremolite) and one serpentine (chrysotile), constitute the asbestos mineral group. Chemically, they are diverse enough for unique identification. The electron microprobe analyzer permits microchemical analysis of particles in the sublight microscopic size range. Analysis of asbestos body cores requires particle selection, extraction from tissue matrix, a suitable conducting substrate, proper coating material, selection of optimal instrumental operating conditions and comparison of unknown cores with known fiber standards. In this investigation, asbestos body cores have been analyzed from tissues obtained from occupationally exposed individuals (known fiber exposure), laboratory animals (known exposure) and individuals with no known occupational exposure. Cores of bodies have been analyzed as amosite, chrysotile, chemically degraded chrysotile and cores of undetermined nature. Amosite fibers as cores of asbestos bodies show no marked chemical degradation even after prolonged biologic residence, whereas chrysotile asbestos cores are markedly degraded. Cores of asbestos bodies from the general population, from individuals with no known exposure, may consist of degraded chrysotile, synthetic silicate fibers and, in some cases, amphibole asbestos.

A Procedure for the Isolation of Asbestos Bodies from Lung Tissue by Exploiting their Magnetic Properties: A New Approach to Asbestos Body Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 70 (14) ◽  
pp. 1232-1240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violetta Borelli ◽  
Cristiana Brochetta ◽  
Mauro Melato ◽  
Clara Rizzardi ◽  
Maurizio Polentarutti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Lung Tissue ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Asbestos Body

Asbestos Body Content of the Larynx in Asbestos Workers: A Study of Five Cases

1980 ◽  
Vol 106 (9) ◽  
pp. 533-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. L. Roggli ◽  
S. D. Greenberg ◽  
J. L. McLarty ◽  
G. A. Hurst ◽  
C. G. Spivey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asbestos Body

Asbestos Body Burden in Decomposed Human Lungs

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franco Mollo ◽  
Maurizio Cravello ◽  
Armando Andreozzi ◽  
Paola Burlo ◽  
Patrizia Bo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Burden ◽  
Human Lungs ◽  
Asbestos Body
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