Open AccessExposure to Brake Dust and Malignant Mesothelioma: A Study of 10 Cases with Mineral Fiber Analyses
Author(s) -
Kelly J. Butnor,
Thomas A. Sporn,
Victor L. Roggli
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the annals of occupational hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1475-3162
pISSN - 0003-4878
DOI - 10.1093/annhyg/meg048
Subject(s) - mesothelioma , asbestos , mineral dust , mineral , medicine , brake , environmental science , pathology , chemistry , materials science , metallurgy , aerosol , organic chemistry
A large number of workers in the USA are exposed to chrysotile asbestos through brake repair, yet only a few cases of malignant mesothelioma (MM) have been described in this population. Epidemiologic and industrial hygiene studies have failed to demonstrate an increased risk of MM in brake workers. We present our experience of MM in individuals whose only known asbestos exposure was to brake dust and correlate these findings with lung asbestos fiber burdens.
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