Advanced search
Publication Cover
Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Volume 18, 2003 - Issue 4
Journal homepage
59
Views
18
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Pulmonary Deposition Modeling with Airborne Fiber Exposure Data: A Study of Workers Manufacturing Refractory Ceramic Fibers

Thomas J. Lentz National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio
,
Carol H. Rice University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
,
Paul A. Succop University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
,
James E. Lockey University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
,
John M. Dement Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
&
Grace K. LeMasters University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
Pages 278-288 | Published online: 30 Nov 2010

  • Timbrell , V. 1973 . “ Physical Factors as Etiological Mechanisms ” . In Biological Effects of Asbestos , Edited by: Bogovski , P. , Gilson , J.C. , Timbrell , V. and Wagner , J.C. 295 – 303 . Lyon : IARC .
  • Harris , R.L. Jr. and Timbrell , V. 1977 . “ The Influence of Fibre Shape in Lung Deposition--Mathematical Estimates ” . In Inhaled Particles IV , Edited by: Walton , W.H. 75 – 88 . Oxford : Pergamon Press .
  • Stanton , M.F. , Layard , M. Tegeris , A. 1977 . Carcinogenicity of Fibrous Glass: Pleural Response in the Rat in Relation to Fiber Dimension . JNCI , 58 : 587 – 597 .
  • Davis , J.M.G. 1986 . The Pathogenicity of Long Versus Short Fibres of Amosite . Br J Explor Pathol , 67 : 415 – 430 .
  • Lippmann , M. 1988 . Asbestos Exposure Indices . Environ Res , 46 : 86106
  • Mast , R. W. , McConnell , E.E. Anderson , R. 1995 . Studies of the Chronic Toxicity (Inhalation) of Four Types of Refractory Ceramic Fiber in Male Fischer 344 Rats . Inhal Toxicol , 7 : 425 – 67 .
  • Mast , R.W. , McConnell , E.E. Hesterberg , T.W. 1995 . MultipleDose Chronic Inhalation Toxicity Study of Size-Separated Kaolin Refractory Ceramic Fiber in Male Fischer 344 Rats . Inhal Toxicol , 7 : 469 – 502 .
  • Bunn , W.B. , Bender , J.R. Hesterberg , T.W. 1993 . Recent Studies of Man-Made Vitreous Fibers-Chronic Animal Inhalation . J Occup Med , 35 : 101 – 113 .
  • McConnell , E.E. , Mast , R.W. Hesterberg , T.W. 1995 . Chronic Inhalation Toxicity of a Kaolin-Based Refractory Ceramic Fiber in Syrian Golden Hamsters . Inhal Toxicol , 7 : 503 – 532 .
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health . 1977 . NIOSH Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Fibrous Glass , DHEW (NIOSH) Pub. No. 77-152 Cincinnati, OH : NIOSH .
  • American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygieniste . 2001 . Annual Reports of the Committees on Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices , Cincinnati, OH : ACGIH .
  • World Health Organization . 1988 . “ Man-Made Mineral Fibers and Radon ” . In International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans , vol. 43 , Lyon : IARC .
  • 1991 . Environmental Protection Agency . Federal Register , 56 (225) : 58693 H.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC (Nov. 21,
  • Rice , C. , Lockey , J. Lemasters , G. 1997 . Estimation of Historical and Current Employee Exposure to Refractory Ceramic Fiber During Manufacturing and Related Operations . Appl Occup Environ Hyg , 12 : 54 – 61 .
  • Lockey , J. , Lemasters , G. Rice , C. 1996 . Refractory Ceramic Fiber Exposure and Pleural Plaques . Am J Respir Crit Care Med , 154 : 1405 – 1410 .
  • Rosenstock , L. 1994 . “ Asbestosis and Asbestos-Related Pleural Disease ” . In Textbook of Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine , Edited by: Rosenstock , L. and Cullen , M.R. 254 – 263 . Philadelphia : WB. Saunders Company .
  • Borbeau , J. , Ernst , P. Chrome , J. 1990 . The Relationship Between Respiratory Impairment and Asbestos-Related Pleural Abnormality in an Active Work Force . Am Rev Resp Dis , 142 : 837 – 842 .
  • Kilburn , K.H. and Warshaw , R. 1990 . Pulmonary Functional Impairment Associated with Pleural Asbestos Disease: Circumscribed and Diffuse Thickening . Chest , 98 : 965 – 972 .
  • Merchant , J.A. 1990 . Human Epidemiology: A Review of Fiber Type and Characteristics in the Development of Malignant and Nonmalignant Disease . Environ Health Perspect , 88 : 287 – 293 .
  • Schwarte, DA. 1991 . New Developments in Asbestos-Induced Pleural Disease . Chest , 99 : 191 – 198 .
  • Bignon , J. , Brochard , P. Brown , R. Assessment of the Toxicity of Man-Made Fibres . A Final Report of a Workshop Held in Paris . February 3-4 , France.
  • 1995 . Ann Occup Hyg , 39 : 89 – 106 .
  • Refractory Ceramic Fibers Coalition . 1992 . Cost Impacts of a Potential Ban on Refractory Ceramic Fibre for Furnace Related Applications; Technical and Economic Analysis , Prepared by Everest Consulting Associates and Submitted to the U.S Washington, DC : Environmental Protection Agency .
  • Thermal Insulation Manufacturers Association . July 10 1990 . Health and Safety Aspects of Man-Made Vitreous Fibers , July 10 , Stamford, CT : Report to NIOSH .
  • Refractory Ceramic Fibers Coalition . 1998 . Refractory Ceramic Fiber . Review presented to the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygieniste Chemical Substances TLV Committee . July 13 1998 , Cincinnati, OH.
  • Maxim , L.D. , Kelly , W.P. , Walters , T. and Waugh , R. 1997 . A Multi-Year Workplace Monitoring Program for Refractory Ceramic Fibers . Reg Toxicol Pharmacol , 26 : 156 – 171 .
  • Hill , G.W. 1983 . “ Fibres, Man-Made Glass and Mineral ” . In Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety , Edited by: Parmeggiani , L. vol. 1 , 852 – 855 . Geneva : International Labor Organization .
  • Timbrell , V . 1989 . Review of the Significance of Fibre Size in FibreRelated Lung Disease: A Centrifuge Cell for Preparing Accurate Microscope-Evaluation Specimens from Slurries Used in Inoculation Studies . Ann Occup Hyg , 33 : 483 – 505 .
  • Dement , J.M. and Harris , R.L. 1979 . Estimates of Pulmonary and Gastrointestinal Deposition of Occupational Fiber Exposures , DHEW (NIOSH) PublicationNo.79-135 Cincinnati, OH : NIOSH .
  • Lentz , T.J. , Rice , C.H. Lockey , J.E. 1999 . Potential Significance of Airborne Fiber Dimensions Measured in the U.S. Refractory Ceramic Fiber Manufacturing Industry . Am J Indus Med , 36 : 286298
  • Rice , C. , Lockey , J. Lemasters , G. 1994 . Assessment of Current Fibre and Silica Exposure in the U.S. Refractory Ceramic Fibre Manufacturing Industry . Ann Occup Hyg , 38 (Suppl l) : 739 – 744 .
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health . 1989 . NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods, , 3rd ed. , Cincinnati, OH : NIOSH .
  • MacKinnon , P.A. , Lentz , T.J. Rice , C.H. 2001 . Electron Microscopy Study of Refractory Ceramic Fibers . Appl Occup Environ Hyg , 16 : 944 – 951 .
  • Dement , J.M. and Wallingford , K.M. 1990 . Comparison of Phase Contrast and Electron Microscopic Methods for Evaluation of Occupational Asbestos Exposures . Appl Occup Environ Hyg , 5 : 242 – 247 .
  • Corn , M. , Esmen , N. Hammad , Y. 1977 . Estimation of Employee Exposures to Total Suspended Particulate Matter and Airborne Ceramic Fibers at Carborundum Plant , Report presented to the Medical and Scientific Committee of the Thermal Insulation Manufacturers Association New York : Niagara Falls .
  • SAS Institute . 1992 . SAS Procedure Guide, Release 6.03 , Cary, NC : SAS Institute, Inc. .
  • Fleiss , J.L. 1981 . Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions, , 2nd ed. , 212 – 236 . New York : John Wiley & Sons .
  • Harris , R.L. Jr. and Fraser , D.A. 1976 . A Model for Deposition of Fibers in the Human Respiratory System . Am Indus Hyg Assoc J , : 73 – 89 .
  • Weibel , E.R. and Gomez , D.M. 1962 . Architecture of the Human Lung . Science , 137 : 577 – 585 .
  • International Commission on Radiological Protection, Task Group on Lung Dynamics . 1966 . Deposition and Retention Models for Internal Dosimetry of the Human Respiratory Tract . Health Phys , 12 : 173207
  • Swift , D.L. and Proctor , D.F. 1982 . Human Respiratory Deposition of Particles During Oronasal Breathing . Atmos Environ , 16 : 2279 – 2282 .
  • Niinimaa , V , Cole , P. , Mintz , S. and Shepherd , R.J. 1981 . Oronasal Distribution of Respiratory Airflow . Res Physiol , 43 : 69 – 75 .
  • Ayer , H.E. and Zumwalde , R.D. 1980 . “ Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Airborne Fibers ” . In Generation of Aerosols and Facilities for Exposure Experiments , Edited by: Willeke , K. 235 – 256 . Ann Arbor, MI : Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Inc. .
  • International Labor Organization . 1980 . Guideline for the Use of ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses , Occupational Health Series 22 (Rev. 80) Geneva : International Labor Office .
  • Imbernon , E. , Goldberg , M. Bonenfant , S. 1995 . Occupational Respiratory Cancer and Exposure to Asbestos: A Case-Control Study in a Cohort of Workers in the Electricity and Gas Industry . Am J Indus Med , 28 : 339 – 352 .
  • Lippmann , M. 1990 . Man-Made Mineral Fibers (MMMF): Human Exposures and Health Risk Assessment . Toxicol Indus Health , 6 : 225246
  • Heard , B.E. and Williams , R. 1961 . The Pathology of Asbestos with Reference to Lung Function . Thorax , 16 : 264 – 281 .
  • Thomson , J.G. The Pathogenesis of Pleural Plaques . Pneumoconiosis--Proceedings of the International Conference . 1969 , Johannesburg. Edited by: Shapiro , H.A. pp. 138 – 141 . Oxford University Press . Capetown
  • Zielhuis , R.L. 1977 . Public Health Risks of Exposure to Asbestos , Report of a Working Group of Experts Prepared for the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate General for Social Affairs, Health and Safety Directorate Oxford : Pergamon Press .
  • Hourihane , D.O'B. 1965 . A Biopsy Series of Mesothelioma and Attempts to Identify Asbestos Within Some of the Tumors . Ann NY Acad Sci , 132 : 647 – 673 .
  • Taskinen , E. , Ahlmann , K. and Wiikerie , M. 1973 . A Current Hypothesis of the Lymphatic Transport of Inspired Dust to the Parietal Pleura . Chest , 64 : 193 – 196 .
  • Brown , A. 1974 . Lymphohematogenous Spread of Asbestos . Environ Health Persp , 9 : 203 – 204 .
  • Oberdörster , G. , Morrow , P.E. and Spurny , K. 1988 . “ Size Dependent Lymphatic Short Term Clearance of Amosite Fibres in the Lung ” . In Inhaled Particles VI , Edited by: Dodgson , J. , McCallum , R.I. , Bailey , M.R. and Fisher , D.R. 149 – 156 . Oxford : Pergamon Press .
  • Herbert , A. 1986 . Pathogenesis of Pleurisy, Pleural Fibrosis, and Mesothelial Proliferation . Thorax , 41 : 176 – 189 .
  • Oberdörster , G. 1994 . Macrophage-Associated Responses to Chrysotile . Ann Occup Hyg , 38 : 601 – 615 .
  • Browne , K. 1994 . “ Asbestos-Related Disorders ” . In Occupational Lung Disorders, , 3rd ed. , Edited by: Parkes , W.R. 411 – 504 . Oxford : ButterworthHeineman Ltd. .
  • Findeisen , W . 1935 . The Deposition of Small Airborne Particles in the Human Lung During Respiration . Pfluegers Archiv nier Die Gesamte Physiologie des Menschen und der Tiere , 26 : 367 – 379 .
  • Beeckmans , J.M. 1970 . The Deposition of Asbestos Particles in the Human Respiratory Tract . Intern J Environ Stud , 1 : 31 – 34 .
  • Asgharian , B. and Yu , C.P. 1988 . Deposition of Inhaled Fibrous Particles in the Human Lung . J Aerosol Med , 1 : 37 – 50 .
  • Koblinger , L. and Hofinann , W. 1990 . Monte Carlo Modeling of Aerosol Deposition in Human Lungs. Part I: Simulation of Particle Transport in a Stochastic Lung Structure . J Aerosol Sei , 21 : 661 – 674 .
  • Sussman , R.G. , Cohen , B.S. and Lippmann , M. 1991 . Asbestos Fiber Distribution in a Human Tracheobronchial Cast . II. Empirical Model. Inhal Toxicol , 3 : 161 – 179 .
  • Yu , C.P. , Ding , Y.J. , Zhang , L. , Oberdörster , G. , Mast , R.W. , Maxim , L.D. and Utell , M.J. 1995 . Deposition and Clearance Modeling of Inhaled Kaolin Refractory Ceramic Fibers (RCF) in Hamsters-Comparison Between Species . Inhal Toxicol , 7 : 165 – 177 .
  • Yu , C.P. , Ding , Y.J. , Zhang , L. , Oberdorster , G. , Mast , R.W. , Glass , L.R. and Utell , M.J. 1996 . A Clearance Model of Refractory Ceramic Fibers (RCF) in the Rat Lung Including Fiber Dissolution and Breakage . J Aerosol Sei , 27 : 151 – 160 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.