10 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1989
Statistical analysis of data on airborne asbestos levels collected in an EPA survey of public buildings
Data from a recent EPA study of airborne asbestos levels in 49 buildings occupied by the General Services Administration (GSA) are statistically analyzed. The study focuses on differences between indoor and outdoor levels, and on differences…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1986
Causation and financial compensation
…It is not a new study. The author outlined general steps for judging whether the environment plays a role in human disease. The author then described two methods developed with colleagues for workers occupationally exposed to…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Rapporteur's Report Session 6: risk assessment of asbestos and other fibrous mineral particulates
…mesothelioma reported that 2 of 2907 deaths in taconite worker cohorts (0.07%) were from mesothelioma, compared with 0.17% of deaths among US males in the general population. The rapporteurs compared two studies of Libby…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
History and evolution of warning labels for automotive friction products
…manual and on 1973 Bendix brake boxes. Later Ford, General Motors and Buick materials warned against compressed air and dry cleaning, and a 1993 Ford bulletin recommended non-asbestos parts. They reported that OSHA rules exempted…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1990
Human risk assessment of carcinogens from an administrative perspective
…animal data, or positive in vitro data, especially from human or mammalian cells. Although low-exposure cancer risk to the general population cannot be proven, they concluded the risk must be minimized. Asbestos regulations, they noted…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1988
EPA as a public health agency
…The public's perception of the potential adverse consequences to their health of chemical and physical agents in the general environment is a common motivating force in setting EPA's agenda and in making regulatory decisions…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Malignant pleural mesothelioma in US automotive mechanics: reported vs expected number of cases from 1975 to 2007
…not compare the reported number of cases to an "expected" value, even though pleural mesothelioma occurs in the general population in the absence of asbestos exposure. We compare the number of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) cases…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Cytotoxicity study of rock wool by cell magnetometric evaluation
…of decay of cytotoxicity, was observed by cell magnetometry immediately postmagnetization in the group to which RW was added. In general, materials phagocytosed by macrophages are ingested into phagosomes and digested while migrating. This migration of…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Airborne asbestos in buildings
…microscopy. The buildings that were surveyed were the subject of litigation related to suits alleging the general building occupants were exposed to a potential health hazard as a result the presence of asbestos-containing materials (ACM)…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Malignant mesothelioma and asbestos exposure among auto mechanics: appraisal of scientific evidence
…Occupational regulatory policies and guidelines, when based on proper scientific evidence, are invaluable and can prevent avoidable diseases in workers or other exposed individuals in the general public. On the other hand, it is the regulators…