Gormley, Bolton, Brown, Davis and Wright, 'Some Observations on the in Vitro Cytotoxicity of Chrysotile Prepared by the Wet Dispersion Process' (1983)

Journal article reporting in vitro cytotoxicity tests (P388D1, V79-4 and A549 cells) and preliminary rat mesothelioma data on chrysotile samples from the wet dispersion process used for asbestos textile yarn, compared with UICC chrysotile A and standard chrysotile dust. The authors reported that most of the wet dispersion samples were more cytotoxic than the standard chrysotile controls, and that the unextracted sample containing the wetting agent was the exception. unreviewed

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I. P. Gormley, R. E. Bolton, G. M. Brown, J. M. G. Davis, A. Wright. "Some Observations on the in Vitro Cytotoxicity of Chrysotile Prepared by the Wet Dispersion Process." Environmental Health Perspectives 51:35-39, 1983.

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From I. P. Gormley (Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh); R. E. Bolton (Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh); G. M. Brown (Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh); J. M. G. Davis (Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh); A. Wright (Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh).

• Gilbert Brown (author)
• J. M. G. Davis (author)
• Institute of Occupational Medicine (named)

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This is document UC-3497 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers UCC 009029 to A04375.