3 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…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1987
Determinants of respiratory symptoms in insulation workers exposed to asbestos and synthetic mineral fibres
…questionnaire survey studied Quebec insulation workers, whose trade involved asbestos and, more recently, synthetic mineral fibres. Of 644 union insulators, 558 replied; 21 receiving asbestosis compensation were excluded, leaving 537. Exposure was estimated only as total…