Occupational exposure to asbestos in the steel industry (1972-2006).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Historically, the use of asbestos in steelmaking has been limited to a few applications. Due to its physical and chemical properties, asbestos was not necessary or suitable for most purposes in a steel mill. The few applications where asbestos were used (i.e., certain gaskets, brakes, protective cloth, refractory materials, insulation materials, and hot top products) were replaced by alternative materials as they became available.

Objective

We discuss historical uses of asbestos in steel manufacturing and the associated airborne asbestos concentrations collected at sixteen U. S. Steel facilities between 1972 and 2006.

Methods

A total of 495 personal airborne asbestos samples from the U. S. Steel industrial hygiene records were analyzed across four time peri

SUBMITTER: Paustenbach DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11222148 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature