Pulmonary asbestos and non-asbestos fiber concentrations in autopsied inhabitants in Pohang, Korea.
Ind Health
; 42(2): 163-70, 2004 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-15128165
ABSTRACT
To establish reference values for pulmonary asbestos and non-asbestos fiber concentrations in rural Korean residents, and their comparison with those of urban Korean residents and the Japanese, autopsied lung samples from 22 subjects (20 males and 2 females), in Pohang, without known occupational asbestos exposure histories, were analyzed for asbestos and non-asbestos fibers, using transmission electron microscope equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray analyzer. Chrysotile was the major fiber type found in the lungs of the subjects. The residents in Pohang had significantly lower asbestos and non-asbestos fiber concentrations than the Korean urban residents. The Koreans had significantly lower asbestos and non-asbestos fiber concentrations than the Japanese.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Amianto
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Fibras Minerais
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Exposição Ambiental
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Pulmão
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ind Health
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article