2 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1991
Fissural thickening and exposure to asbestos: occurrence, determinants, and functional impact
This study examined 147 male construction insulators from Local 58 of the insulators' union in the Montreal area. All were 50 or younger and none was compensated for asbestosis. The authors tested whether thickened interlobar fissures…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1990
The relationship between respiratory impairment and asbestos-related pleural abnormality in an active work force
This cross-sectional study examined 110 construction insulators aged 35 and older who were still at work, drawn from a Quebec insulators' union local. The authors asked whether asbestos-related pleural abnormality, especially isolated pleural plaques…