Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Pulmonary dust retention in a silicon carbide worker

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Pulmonary dust retention in a silicon carbide worker / A. Dufresne... [et al.]

Sumario: This paper reports on pulmonary dust retention in a man who worked 42 years in the vicinity of an Acheson furnace of a silicon carbide plant and had a carborundum pneumoconiosis. Special attention is paid to the retained silicon carbide fibers in the lung parenchyma. These fibers have a similar morphology to fibers observed in the working environment. The results is compared to pulmonary retention of workers exposed to asbestos

En: American Industrial Hygiene Association journal. - Fairfax, Virginia. - Vol. 54, nº 6, June 1993 ; p. 327-330

1. Medicina laboral . 2. Enfermedades profesionales . 3. Enfermedades pulmonares . 4. Higiene industrial . 5. Contaminantes químicos . 6. Carburo de silicio . 7. Fibras . I. Dufresne, A. . II. Título. III. Título: American Industrial Hygiene Association journal.