4 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
Cancer and noncancer mortality among aluminum smelting workers in Badin, North Carolina
…rate ratios (SRRs) were calculated to compare mortality rates between workers ever employed vs never employed in the pot room. All-cause mortality among Badin workers was lower than in the general population (SMR: 0.81…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
Re Ferrante et al (2020). Mortality and mesothelioma incidence among chrysotile asbestos miners in Balangero, Italy: A cohort study
…incomplete, explanation. Lung cancer SMRs versus the general population were almost identical: 1.14 (95% CI 0.81 to 1.55) and 1.16 (0.87 to 1.52). By cumulative exposure (fiber/mL-years), Pira…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2022
Public health risks from asbestos cement roofing
…cement plants, and that another cited study did not control for confounders. The authors concluded it is biologically plausible that asbestos roofing can cause asbestos-related disease in the general public. Citing the precautionary principle, they…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
A clinical evaluation and tissue fiber burden analysis of a lifetime resident of Libby, Montana with adenocarcinoma of the lung
…lifelong resident of Libby and whose history of exposure was as a member of the general population there. To our knowledge this is the first time tissue from a member of the general population of Libby…