3 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2015
Analysis of asbestos concentration in 20 cases of pseudomesotheliomatous lung cancer
…at least one sample above 20 per gram of wet tissue, while six were within the 0 to 20 per gram the authors expected in the general population. Uncoated asbestos was found in all 20 cases…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
Mesothelioma in an individual following exposure to crocidolite-containing gaskets as a teenager
…per gram of deparaffinized (wax-removed) wet tissue. Two of the authors' laboratories use 20 or fewer per gram of wet tissue as the general-population level. Electron microscopy at 15,000 times magnification detected only…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
Morphological and chemical mechanisms of elongated mineral particle toxicities
…the total surface area of REMP contributes to the generation of events resulting in pathological changes in biological systems. The information presented has applicability to inhaled dusts, in general, and specifically to respirable elongated mineral particles.