Aluminium dust inhalation

Rats that inhaled aluminium dust for 25 h over a period of five days and were killed on the following day showed dust cells entering the bronchioles (Schiller 1957, 1961). In the rabbit insufflation of powdered aluminium induced hyperaemia of the bronchial mucosa with an emigration of polymorphonuclear leucocytes invading the aluminium dust deposits, and a desquamation of large areas of the epithelium (De Marchi 1947). 

PNEUMOCONIOSIS A gi oup of lung diseases of a ehronie fibrotie eharaeter due to die inhalation and retention in die lungs of a variety of industrial dusts. The main diseases are asbestosis, silieosis, eoalworkers pneumoeoniosis and mixed-dust pneumoeoniosis less eommon pneumoeonioses are assoeiated with tale, elay or aluminium. 

Tumorigenicity In 4316 male aluminium smelters, who were followed during 1983-2002, cumulative inhalation of dust, cumulative fluoride exposure, and cumulative benzo(a)pyrene exposure were linked to the risk of respiratory cancers, after adjustment for smoking [6 ]. 

Inhaled dust In a furnace feeder for an aluminium smelting company, granulomatous lung disease was associated with pulmonary... 

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