title: [Hygienic aspects of the production of asbestos substitutes].
abstract: Due to the high level aggressiveness of asbestos, more attempts have been made in the recent years to replace asbestos by other artificial mineral fibres. In this connection, the labour conditions were studied in the basalt and carbon fibres processing sites. The major occupational hazards of these sites included basalt and carbon fibres dusts, heating microclimate in some working zones and physical overload. An intratracheal experiment revealed a lower degree of fibrinogenicity of the basalt and carbon fibres as compared to chrysotile asbestos. The number of the induced mesothelioma in the intraperitoneal introduction of basalt and carbon fibres was markedly lower than in case with chrysotile asbestos. Hygienically, asbestos should be replaced wherever possible, and the dust control measures should by no means be inferior to those with asbestos.
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Nikitina
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Troitskaia
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Kogan
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Velichkovskiĭ
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Blokhin
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Kuznetsova
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Vanchugova
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine; D002244:Carbon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008834:Microclimate; D008903:Minerals / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017640:Silicates; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D004391:Dust; D008903:Minerals; D017640:Silicates; C060346:basalt; D001194:Asbestos; D002244:Carbon; D012822:Silicon Dioxide
vernacular_title: Gigienicheskie aspekty proizvodstva zameniteleĭ asbesta.