Asbestiform Fibers

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Asbestiform Fibers: Historical Background, Terminology, and Physicochemical Properties; 5 3 Assessing Nonoccupational Exposures to Asbestiform Fibers; 6 4 Measurement of Exposure to Asbestiform Fibers; 7 5 Effects of Asbestiform Fibers on Human Health; 8 6 Laboratory Studies of the Effects of Asbestiform Fibers; 9 7 Risk Assessment; 10 Appendix A: Asbestos Exposure and Human Disease. Hallmark Observations and Studies from 1898-1979; 11 Appendix B: Natural and Synthetic Fibrous Substances and Some of their Known Biological Effects; 12 Appendix C: Fiber-Quality Parameters of Selected Asbestos, Whisker, and Glass Fibers; 13 Appeodix D: Conceptual Model of Fiber Exposure; 14 Appendix E: Epidemiological Studies Among Cohorts Exposed to Asbestos; 15 Appendix F: Effects of Administering Asbestiform Fibers to Animals; 16 Appendix G: Development of Some Equations Used for Quantitative Risk Assessment; 17 Appendix H: Comparative Risk Assessment Score Sheets; 18 Appendix I: Background Information on Members of the Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers