Journal article
Pneumoconiosis and malignant mesothelioma in a family operated metal casting business that used industrial talc from New York state
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The United States is second only to the People's Republic of China in annual talc production. U.S. talc is used in the production of ceramics, paint, paper, plastics, roofing, rubber, cosmetics, flooring, caulking, and agricultural applications. A number of U.S. talc deposits consistently contain talc intergrown with amphiboles such as tremolite and/or anthophyllite. It has long been recognized that miners and millers of talc …
Authors
Finkelstein MM
Journal
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 56, No. 5, pp. 550–555
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
May 2013
DOI
10.1002/ajim.22159
ISSN
0271-3586