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Title: Silica, silicosis and cancer. An international symposium

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6352032

The research areas discussed in the symposium include: (1) history of silicosis and SiO/sub 2/ dust measurement; (2) silicosis: present and future; (3) recent epidemiologic research; (4) recent pathphysiology of SiO/sub 2/; (5) biologic and tumorigenic response to silica; (6) silica and cancer bioassays; (7) new standards; (8) future trends and pitfalls in SiO/sub 2/ research; (9) silicosis, dusty trades, and cancer; and (10) confounding and summarization.

Research Organization:
North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill (USA). Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering; Society for Occupational and Environmental Health, New York (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
FG05-84ER60212
OSTI ID:
6352032
Report Number(s):
CONF-8404193-Absts.; ON: DE84017494
Resource Relation:
Conference: International symposium on silica, silicosis and cancer, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 3 Apr 1984; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English