3 results for “Owens-Illinois”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1988
Asbestosis among electricians
This cross-sectional study examined 38 of 39 eligible union electricians who had worked on renovating a specific building in May 1985, when asbestos exposure was documented. Exact exposure values were unknown, so the authors used years worked as an…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1989
Pleural mesothelial cells stimulated by asbestos release chemotactic activity for neutrophils in vitro
This was a laboratory study of cells grown in dishes, not a study of people. The authors cultured pleural mesothelial cells (cells lining the chest cavity) from 16 rabbits and exposed them to crocidolite or chrysotile asbestos in serum-free medium.…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1987
Microwave polymerisation of epoxy resin: rapid processing technique in ultrastructural pathology
…authors tested whether microwave irradiation could polymerise epoxy resin when preparing tissue for electron microscopy. With conventional ovens this step needs at least half an hour. The work was done at the University Department of Pathology…