title: Short fiber tremolite free chrysotile mesothelioma cohort revealed.
abstract: In 1995, Dell and Teta published a cohort mortality study of asbestos molding compound workers at a Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) plastics manufacturing plant in Bound Brook, New Jersey. They reported that the factory workers were exposed to "asbestos (mostly chrysotile)," implying that the asbestos used at the Bound Brook plant occasionally contained amphiboles. However, UCC statements and testimony from recent litigation indicate that the Bound Brook plant exclusively used short fiber chrysotile asbestos. These recent documents also point to lower exposures than those reported by Dell and Teta. This chrysotile-only cohort should be included in analyses of chrysotile potency.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Attleboro, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Egilman
authors.affiliation: Never Again Consulting, Attleboro, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Tess
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bird
mesh_terms: D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma; D009515:New Jersey; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010969:Plastics; D012142:Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
chemical_list: D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine; D010969:Plastics; C006682:bakelite