Mortality study of carbon black workers in the United States from 1935 to 1974

Journal Article · Thu May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980 · Arch. Environ. Health; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1980.10667489· OSTI ID:5274493

Robertson, J M ^[1]; Ingalls, T H

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1. Univ. of Western Ontario, London

In a retrospective cohort study, the observed mortality of employees of four United States carbon black producers was compared with that expected on the basis of population death rates of the states in which the plants were located. Of 190 deaths among carbon black workers, 29 were due to malignant neoplasms and 89 were due to heart disease. Observed deaths of workers did not exceed expectation in any of the diagnostic categories examined. The results of this study suggest that exposure to carbon black does not increase workers' risk of mortality from malignant neoplasms of heart disease above those of the populations from which they are drawn.

• OSTI ID: 5274493
• Journal Information: Arch. Environ. Health; (United States), Journal Name: Arch. Environ. Health; (United States) Vol. 35:3; ISSN AEHLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CARBON
CARBON BLACK
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DISEASES
ELEMENTS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
MORTALITY
NEOPLASMS
NONMETALS
PERSONNEL
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