Figures & data
Table 1. Treatment groups of the carcinogenicity study
Table 2. Incidences of tumors, tumor types and preneoplasias in the lungs of female Wistar rats after intratracheal instillation of granular dusts
Figure 1. Incidences of primary lung tumors in the lungs of female Wistar rats after intratracheal instillation of granular dusts.
![Figure 1. Incidences of primary lung tumors in the lungs of female Wistar rats after intratracheal instillation of granular dusts.](/cms/asset/d44cf3da-0ef1-4250-b115-fbbcc4b10629/iiht_a_594458_f0001_b.gif)
Figure 2. Histograms of severity scores across groups and histological findings Percent (%) of animals with the corresponding severity score of the histological finding 1: very slight 2: slight 3: moderate 4: severe 5: very severe.
![Figure 2. Histograms of severity scores across groups and histological findings Percent (%) of animals with the corresponding severity score of the histological finding 1: very slight 2: slight 3: moderate 4: severe 5: very severe.](/cms/asset/81def4cb-4023-4b7f-a283-7426a6384975/iiht_a_594458_f0002_b.gif)
Figure 3. Slight (multi)focal interstitial fibrosis and inflammatory cell infiltration after repeated intratracheal instillation of ultrafine amorphous SiO2 (Aerosil®150). H&E × 50.
![Figure 3. Slight (multi)focal interstitial fibrosis and inflammatory cell infiltration after repeated intratracheal instillation of ultrafine amorphous SiO2 (Aerosil®150). H&E × 50.](/cms/asset/3e4a4c48-f8d0-41d0-b6c6-1554d9d3091d/iiht_a_594458_f0003_b.gif)
Figure 4. Severe fibrosis, inflammation and bronchiolo-alveolar hyperplasia after a single intratracheal instillation of Quartz DQ12. H&E, × 50.
![Figure 4. Severe fibrosis, inflammation and bronchiolo-alveolar hyperplasia after a single intratracheal instillation of Quartz DQ12. H&E, × 50.](/cms/asset/f41dd86d-95dd-43f1-9025-abd6c80ad37e/iiht_a_594458_f0004_b.gif)
Figure 5. Slight multifocal intra-alveolar and interstitial accumulation of particle-laden macrophages associated with only minimal interstitial inflammatory cell infiltration after repeated intratracheal instillation of fine coal dust. H&E × 200.
![Figure 5. Slight multifocal intra-alveolar and interstitial accumulation of particle-laden macrophages associated with only minimal interstitial inflammatory cell infiltration after repeated intratracheal instillation of fine coal dust. H&E × 200.](/cms/asset/8e41dd23-c6d6-49e4-bb1e-4d1bd64b01a6/iiht_a_594458_f0005_b.gif)
Figure 6. Slight multifocal accumulation of partly degenerating particle-laden macrophages, slight interstitial fibrosis, inflammatory cell infiltration and bronchiolo-alveolar hyperplasia after repeated intratracheal instillation of ultrafine carbon black (PRINTEX® 90). H&E × 100.
![Figure 6. Slight multifocal accumulation of partly degenerating particle-laden macrophages, slight interstitial fibrosis, inflammatory cell infiltration and bronchiolo-alveolar hyperplasia after repeated intratracheal instillation of ultrafine carbon black (PRINTEX® 90). H&E × 100.](/cms/asset/4c367b39-f892-4685-9617-981e36fe6928/iiht_a_594458_f0006_b.gif)