Research on Ships and Shipyards

The National Library of Medicine's indexers, who file every article in PubMed under subject headings (MeSH), filed 65 studies in our library under “Ships” as a main topic. The indexing is NLM's, not ours. For what these studies mean for people exposed, read our page on ships and shipyards. Each entry links to the study on PubMed and to its journal's page in our library, where you can read the abstract.

2020s

• Cancer Incidence Among Swedish Seafarers Between 1985 and 2020. M. Wallin, H.P. Eriksson, K. Forsell, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2026;69(11):960-971. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Vitrification of hazardous wastes from ship recycling: circular economy solutions for asbestos and synthetic vitreous fibers. N.N. Pereira, D. de Castro Bertagnolli, L. da Silva, et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International 2025;32(13):8183-8200. PubMed · Publisher
• Work‑Related Migration to the Alang Ship‑Breaking Industry from Other Parts of India: An Overview of Health‑Related Issues. R. Singh, A.L. Frank. Annals of Global Health 2025;91(1):32. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Mesothelioma among seamen: a systematic review and meta-analysis. M. Rota, A. Viscardi, F. Maghin, et al. European Journal of Cancer Prevention 2024;33(5):438-447. Systematic review · Meta-analysis PubMed · Publisher
• Assessment of the future mesothelioma disease burden from past exposure to asbestos in ship recycling yards in India. R. Singh, J.W. Cherrie, B. Rao, et al. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 2020;225:113478. PubMed · Publisher

2010s

• Mesothelioma mortality in Great Britain: how much longer will dockyards dominate?. C.J. Reynolds, C. Minelli, A. Darnton, et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2019;76(12):908-912. PubMed · Publisher
• Cancer incidence among merchant seafarers: an extended follow-up of a Danish cohort. K. Ugelvig Petersen, J. Volk, L. Kaerlev, et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2018;75(8):582-585. PubMed · Publisher
• Mortality among Coast Guard Shipyard workers: A retrospective cohort study of specific exposures. J. Rusiecki, P. Stewart, D. Lee, et al. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health 2018;73(1):4-18. PubMed · Publisher
• Mortality among workers exposed to asbestos at the shipyard of Genoa, Italy: a 55 years follow-up. D.F. Merlo, M. Bruzzone, P. Bruzzi, et al. Environmental Health 2018;17(1):94. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Parenchymal asbestosis due to primary asbestos exposure among ship-breaking workers: report of the first cases from Bangladesh. V. Muralidhar, M.F. Ahasan, A.M. Khan. BMJ Case Reports 2017;2017. Case report PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Historical state of knowledge of the health risks of asbestos posed to seamen on merchant ships. D.G. Dodge, B.D. Beck. Inhalation Toxicology 2016;28(14):637-657. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
• The RMS Titanic. K. Addley, P. McKeagney. Occupational Medicine 2012;62(3):165-6. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos-related disease in Bangladeshi ship breakers: a pilot study. M.N. Courtice, P.A. Demers, T.K. Takaro, et al. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2011;17(2):144-53. PubMed · Publisher

2000s

• A visual historical review of exposure to asbestos at puget sound naval shipyard (1962-1972). D.M. Hollins, D.J. Paustenbach, K. Clark, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part B, Critical Reviews 2009;12(2):124-56. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
• Summary of retrospective asbestos and welding fume exposure estimates for a nuclear naval shipyard and their correlation with radiation exposure estimates. D.D. Zaebst, E.A. Seel, J.H. Yiin, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2009;6(7):404-14. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
• Airborne concentrations of asbestos onboard maritime shipping vessels (1978-1992). D.M. Murbach, A.K. Madl, K.M. Unice, et al. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2008;52(4):267-79. PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos and ship-building: fatal consequences. J. Hedley-Whyte, D.R. Milamed. The Ulster Medical Journal 2008;77(3):191-200. Historical article PubMed · Free full text
• Asbestos, mesothelioma and the legacy of shipbuilding in Belfast. P.J. Morrison. The Ulster Medical Journal 2008;77(3):145. Comment · Editorial · Historical article PubMed · Free full text
• A nested case-control study of lung cancer risk and ionizing radiation exposure at the portsmouth naval shipyard. J.H. Yiin, S.R. Silver, R.D. Daniels, et al. Radiation Research 2007;168(3):341-8. PubMed · Publisher
• Mortality among shipyard Coast Guard workers: a retrospective cohort study. S. Krstev, P. Stewart, J. Rusiecki, et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2007;64(10):651-8. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Shipyard workers and asbestos: a persistent and international problem. W.S. Beckett. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2007;64(10):639-41. Comment · Editorial PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Differences in mortality by radiation monitoring status in an expanded cohort of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers. S.R. Silver, R.D. Daniels, T.D. Taulbee, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2004;46(7):677-90. PubMed · Publisher
• The doctors and the dockers. M. Greenberg. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2004;45(6):573-81. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
• Recent geographic patterns of lung cancer and mesothelioma mortality rates in 49 shipyard counties in the United States, 1970-94. A. Jemal, D. Grauman, S. Devesa. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2000;37(5):512-21. PubMed · Publisher

1990s

• Incidence of lung cancer among shipyard welders investigated for siderosis. T.E. Danielsen, S. Lang rd, A. Andersen. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 1998;4(2):85-8. PubMed · Publisher
• Radiographic abnormalities among Finnish construction, shipyard and asbestos industry workers. K. Koskinen, A. Zitting, A. Tossavainen, et al. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 1998;24(2):109-17. PubMed · Publisher
• Consequences of long-lasting asbestos-exposure: peripheral blood parameters in shipyard workers with and without asbestosis. I. Trosić, Z. Pisl. Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology 1995;47(2-3):212-6. PubMed · Publisher
• Incidence of cancer among welders of mild steel and other shipyard workers. T.E. Danielsen, S. Langård, A. Andersen, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1993;50(12):1097-103. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• A study of possible predictors of mesothelioma in shipyard workers exposed to asbestos. A. Sandén, B. Järvholm. Journal of Occupational Medicine. 1991;33(7):770-3. PubMed
• Cancer mortality in merchant seamen. M. Greenberg. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1991;643:321-32. PubMed · Publisher
• Airway obstruction in asbestos-exposed shipyard workers: with and without irregular opacities. K.H. Kilburn, R.H. Warshaw. Respiratory Medicine 1990;84(6):449-55. PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos related abnormalities among United States merchant marine seamen. P.J. Barrett. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1990;47(12):844-5. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Asbestotic radiological abnormalities among United States merchant marine seamen. I.J. Selikoff, R. Lilis, G. Levin. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1990;47(5):292-7. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

1980s

• Case-control study of lung cancer in civilian employees at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. R.A. Rinsky, J.M. Melius, R.W. Hornung, et al. American Journal of Epidemiology 1988;127(1):55-64. PubMed · Publisher
• Cancer morbidity in Swedish shipyard workers 1978-1983. A. Sandén, B. Järvholm. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 1987;59(5):455-62. PubMed · Publisher
• Historical perspective on asbestos: policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding. J.K. Corn, J. Starr. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1987;11(3):359-73. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos diseases and pulmonary symptoms and signs in shipyard workers and their families in Los Angeles. K.H. Kilburn, R. Warshaw, J.C. Thornton. Archives of Internal Medicine 1986;146(11):2213-20. PubMed
• Pleural plaques and respiratory function. B. Järvholm, A. Sandén. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1986;10(4):419-26. PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestosis, pulmonary symptoms and functional impairment in shipyard workers. K.H. Kilburn, R. Warshaw, J.C. Thornton. Chest 1985;88(2):254-9. PubMed · Publisher
• Mortality in lung and gastrointestinal cancer among shipyard workers. A. Sandén, P.E. Näslund, B. Järvholm. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 1985;55(4):277-83. PubMed · Publisher
• Safety and health in boatbuilding and repair. C.R. Brigham, P.J. Landrigan. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1985;8(3):169-82. PubMed · Publisher
• Radiographic evidence of asbestos effects in American marine engineers. R.N. Jones, J.E. Diem, M.M. Ziskand, et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine. 1984;26(4):281-4. PubMed
• Lung cancer prevalence among shipyard workers. W.J. Nicholson, R. Lilis, A.L. Frank, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1980;1(2):191-203. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• Radiological evidence of asbestos disease among ship repair workers. I.J. Selikoff, W.J. Nicholson, R. Lilis. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1980;1(1):9-22. PubMed · Publisher

1970s

• Asbestos disease in United States shipyards. I.J. Selikoff, R. Lilis, W.J. Nicholson. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1979;330:295-311. PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos-associated disease in employees of Devonport Dockyard. G. Sheers. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1979;330:281-7. PubMed · Publisher
• Incidence of bronchial carcinoma in shipyard workers with pleural plaques. J.R. Edge. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1979;330:289-94. PubMed · Publisher
• Lung cancer mortality in the United States: shipyard correlations. W.J. Blot, J.F. Fraumeni. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1979;330:313-5. PubMed · Publisher
• Mesothelioma incidence in a Dutch shipyard. J. Stumphius. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1979;330:317-22. PubMed · Publisher
• Mesothelioma on the coast of Brittany, France. M. de Lajartre, A.Y. de Lajartre. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1979;330:323-32. PubMed · Publisher
• Mortality among shipyard workers in Genoa, Italy. R. Puntoni, M. Vercelli, F. Merlo, et al. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1979;330:353-77. PubMed · Publisher
• Prevalence of radiographic abnormalities among Northern California shipyard workers. P.L. Polakoff, B.R. Horn, O.R. Scherer. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1979;330:333-9. PubMed · Publisher
• Radiographic search for asbestos-related disease in a naval shipyard. J.S. Felton. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1979;330:341-52. PubMed · Publisher
• What to do about the asbestos currently in ships and industry?. A.A. Cross. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1979;330:379-81. PubMed · Publisher
• What to do about the asbestos currently in ships and industry?. G.W. Wright. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1979;330:383-6. PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos-associated disease in United States shipyards. I.J. Selikoff, E.C. Hammond. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 1978;28(2):87-99. PubMed · Publisher
• Lung cancer after employment in shipyards during World War II. W.J. Blot, J.M. Harrington, A. Toledo, et al. The New England Journal of Medicine 1978;299(12):620-4. PubMed · Publisher
• Lung cancer in shipyard workers: a plea for prevention. E.L. Wynder. The New England Journal of Medicine 1978;299(12):651-2. Editorial PubMed · Publisher
• Mortality among dock-yard workers in Genoa, Italy. R. Puntoni, L. Russo, D. Zannini, et al. Tumori 1977;63(1):91-6. PubMed · Publisher
• A proportional study of cancer registrations of dockyard workers. K.P. Lumley. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1976;33(2):108-14. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Asbestos exposure control at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. R.R. Beckett. Environmental Research 1976;11(2):248-60. PubMed · Publisher
• Experience with asbestos disease and its control in Great Britain's naval dockyards. P.G. Harries. Environmental Research 1976;11(2):261-7. PubMed · Publisher
• Industrial hygiene and occupational health studies in Australian (New South Wales) shipyards. A. Bell. Environmental Research 1976;11(2):198-212. PubMed · Publisher
• Shipyard health problems. B.G. Ferris. Environmental Research 1976;11(2):140-50. PubMed · Publisher

1960s

• Asbestos exposure during naval vessel overhaul. W.T. Marr. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 1964;25:264-8. PubMed · Publisher

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