Fly ash lung: a new pneumoconiosis

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Am. Rev. Respir. Dis.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5585819

Golden, E B; Warnock, M L; Hulett, Jr, L D

A laborer who worked in a steel mill and in a shipyard developed non-specific pulmonary interstitial fibrosis. Postmortem samples of his lung were digested, and the inorganic material present was extracted and examined using transmission electron microscopy, electron diffraction, and electron microprobe analysis. Uncoated asbestos fibers were present (1.4 x 10/sup 5//g wet lung), as well as the presence of a large number of fly ash particles (6 x 10/sup 6//g wet lung). Fly ash is the particulate material produced during coal combustion. The contribution of the asbestos to this man's lung disease is uncertain. The authors believe, based on previous studies implicating aluminium silicates in pneumoconiosis, that the fly ash, an aluminium silicate, may be a contributing factor.

• OSTI ID: 5585819
• Journal Information: Am. Rev. Respir. Dis.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Rev. Respir. Dis.; (United States) Vol. 125:1; ISSN ARRDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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