8 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Anthophyllite asbestos: state of the science review
…a standardized incidence ratio of 67 (95% CI 18 to 172) for mesothelioma in heavily exposed men who had worked at least 3 months, compared with the eastern Finland general population. In one reviewed rat study…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Environmental and occupational health hazards associated with the presence of asbestos in brake linings and pads (1900 to present): a "state-of-the-art" review
…to 2002 and summarized exposure and health studies of brake mechanics and friction product manufacturing workers. The work was primarily funded by Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors, companies involved in brake-dust litigation. In NIOSH surveys…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
Evaluation of take-home exposure and risk associated with the handling of clothing contaminated with chrysotile asbestos
…weekly). These averages assumed zero asbestos outside the 30 to 45 minutes of each activity. PCM, a general fiber count, read 2 to 50 times higher than TEM, which the authors attributed largely to clothing fibers…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
History and evolution of warning labels for automotive friction products
…manual and on 1973 Bendix brake boxes. Later Ford, General Motors and Buick materials warned against compressed air and dry cleaning, and a 1993 Ford bulletin recommended non-asbestos parts. They reported that OSHA rules exempted…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Re: Evaluation of the size and type of free particulates collected from unused asbestos-containing brake components as related to potential for respirability
…raise concerns about historical exposures of automotive mechanics. The authors disclosed that their research was primarily funded by Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors, and that some of them had been expert witnesses in brake-repair litigation.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Naturally occurring asbestos: a recurring public policy challenge
…and approximately 40% were magnesiohornblende, a non-regulated mineral. An EPA Inspector General report said cleanup in Libby, Montana could not be verified as effective after more than $100 million spent. Dust controls in Fairfax County…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Malignant pleural mesothelioma in US automotive mechanics: reported vs expected number of cases from 1975 to 2007
…not compare the reported number of cases to an "expected" value, even though pleural mesothelioma occurs in the general population in the absence of asbestos exposure. We compare the number of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) cases…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Airborne asbestos in buildings
…microscopy. The buildings that were surveyed were the subject of litigation related to suits alleging the general building occupants were exposed to a potential health hazard as a result the presence of asbestos-containing materials (ACM)…