6 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1977
Surface charge and hemolytic activity of asbestos
…represented by zeta potential, and hemolytic activity were measured for the five asbestos reference samples of the International Union against Cancer (UICC). Zeta potentials in distilled water at pH 7.4 for chrysotiles A and B…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
Cancer incidence of Taiwanese shipbreaking workers who have been potentially exposed to asbestos
…there is an increased risk of cancer among male shipbreaking workers over a 24-year follow-up period. 4155 male shipbreaking worker's information was retrospectively collected from Kaohsiung's Shipbreaking Workers Union database from 1985…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1997
Mesothelioma incidence and community asbestos exposure
…their "usual employment" was reported as being at the asbestos plant, as evidenced through union lists or occupational information from either the Cancer Registry or mortality records. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were computed for residents of…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1980
Comparative toxicities of different forms of asbestos in a cell culture assay
Three forms of Union Internationale Contre le Cancer (UICC) asbestos, amosite, crocidolite, and chrysotile, were assayed for their cytotoxicity (inhibition of colony formation) in cell culture. Using embryonic human intestine-derived (I-407) and adult rat…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1976
Industrial hygiene and occupational health studies in Australian (New South Wales) shipyards
…noise, asbestos and solvents. In welding investigations, done mainly at the request of union representatives, four were judged hazardous. Total fume in the breathing zone frequently exceeded 15 mg/m3 when men welded over coated surfaces…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1971
Hemolysis by asbestos
…and which chemical agents prevent it. Fourteen mineral dusts and fibers were tested, including Union Internationale Contre le Cancer (U.I.C.C.) standard reference asbestos samples. In the standard test, 50 mg of mineral was…