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Occupational Diseases: A Guide to Their Recognition
Revised Edition, June 1977
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Public Health Service, Center of Disease Control,  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Softcover, 608 pages.

ASBESTOS REFERENCES:

- Section on "Occupations and Agents" lists occupations and agents that are frequenty associated with the occupation that are capable of causing a dermatosis
Asbestos is listed under "Automobile Workers (Assembly)" and "Electric Apparatus Makers"
Also Brake linings is listed under "Automobile Workers (Mechanic)"

- Asbestosis is mentioned in the chapter on Airways

- Table entitled "Agent, pathology, and impairment associated with pneumoconioses" lists "Asbestos" as the agent, "Interstitial fibrosis" as the pathology, and "restrictive, diffusion" as the respiratory impairment.

- Chapter on Chemical Hazards has a section on Portland Cement which lists "Asbestos Cement Workers"

- Chapter on Chemical Carcinogens has a table entitled "Confirmed and suspected occupational carcinogens by target organ" which lists asbestos as a confirmed carcinogen (cancer causing) for the Lung, Gastroenteric Tract, Larynx, and Pleural Cavity.  Pleural and Peritoneal mesotheliomas due to asbestos are also mentioned in the text.

CONDITION: Acceptable. Ex-library book with card pocket, stickers, stamps, etc. Covers and edges have some marks and wear. Occasional marks to pages.

SEE ALSO: 1966 Edition of this Book
Occupational Diseases: A Guide
to Their Recognition (1977)
$199