Particle asbestos

Nitric oxide may induce deleterious effects when airway epithelial or immunological cells are exposed to mineral particles (asbestos, quartz). These particles also stimulate cells to produce NO in large quantities, but pulmonary cells are unable to destroy these particles, and a non-physiologically excess production of NO results, perhaps causing tissue damage due to a reaction of NO with cellular macromolecules. 

The 1980s saw the removal of large quantities of asbestos (qv) from buildings, creating the need for clothing which could not be penetrated by small asbestos fibrils, yet was iaexpensive enough to permit daily disposal. Certain spunbonded and spunbond/meltblown laminate fabrics demonstrate excellent resistance to asbestos penetration from particles as small as 0.5 p.m (70). 

W. C. McCrone, The Asbestos Particle Atlas, Ann Arbor Science PubHshers, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1980, p. 33. 

In order to define the extent of emissions from automotive brakes and clutches, a study was carried out in which specially designed wear debris collectors were built for the dmm brake, the disk brake, and the clutch of a popular U.S. vehicle (1). The vehicle was driven through various test cycles to determine the extent and type of brake emissions generated under all driving conditions. Typical original equipment and aftermarket friction materials were evaluated. Brake relines were made to simulate consumer practices. The wear debris was analyzed by a combination of optical and electron microscopy to ascertain the asbestos content and its particle size distribution. It was found that more than 99.7% of the asbestos was converted to a nonfibrous form and... 

Wollastonite with an aspect ratio of 15 1 is useful as a replacement for asbestos and as a high-strength filler for plastics. The feed material with dgo of 45 [Lm was similarly ground. Beads of 0.3 mm gave faster grinding than 0.8 mm beads, and these corresponded to a bead-particle-size ratio of 19, confirming other results. 

The seal must also resist the vibrations from the explosions of internal combustion in the engine, chassis and wheel vibrations, and even potholes in the road. This seal must resist strong chemicals (anti freeze, anti-rust agents, radiator stop-leak and sealant chemicals, gasoline and lubricant residuals), and also solid particles (rust, iron slag, minerals, asbestos fibers, and silica from the engine casting mold). In spite of all this, the mechanical seal on the water pump of your car can run 7, 10, even 15 years without problems. 

The majority of particles in the atmosphere are spherical in shape because they are formed by condensation or cooling processes or they contain core nuclei coated with liquid. Liquid surface tension draws the material in the particle into a spherical shape. Other important particle shapes exist in the atmosphere e.g., asbestos is present as long fibers and fly ash can be irregular in shape. 

Airborne particles with diameters less than 1 micron, as in the case of asbestos, are potentially respirable therefore, the manufacture of all submicron diameter carbon particles includes a responsibility to ensure that no health hazards arc... 

Fibers are solid particles whose length is several times their diameter, such as asbestos. 

Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is the diluted mixture of pollutants caused by smoking of tobacco and emitted into the indoor air by a smoker. Constituents of ETS include submicron-size particles composed of a large number of chemicals, plus a large number of gaseous pollutants. Fibers in indoor air include those of asbestos, and man-made mineral fibers such as fiberglass, and glass wool. 

Figures 4-65, 4-66, and 4-67 show several units of the bag. The bags may be of cotton, wool, synthetic fiber, and glass or asbestos with temperature limits on such use as 180°F, 200°F, 275°F, 650°F respectively, except for unusual rnaterials. (See Table 4-12A and B.) These units are used exclusively on dry solid particles in a gas stream, not being suitable for wet or moist applications. The gases pass through the woven filter cloth, depositing the dust on the surface. At intervals the unit is subject to a de-dust-ing action such as mechanical scraping, shaking or back-flow of clean air or gas to remove the dust from the cloth. The dust settles to the lower section of the unit and is removed. The separation efficiency may be 99%-i-, but is dependent upon the system and nature of the particles. For extremely fine particles a precoat of dry dust similar to that used in some wet filtrations may be required before re-establishing the pi ocess gas-dust flow.

The standard unit normally used for measuring dust particles is the micron (pm one-thousandth of a millimeter). The smallest particle visible to the unaided eye is between 50 and 100 pm and the most dangerous sizes are between 0.2 and 5 pm. Particles larger than this are usually unable to penetrate the lung defenses and smaller ones settle out too slowly. Some dusts can be both toxic and fibrous (e.g. asbestos) and are therefore harmful even outside these parameters. It may therefore be assumed that dusts which are visible (i.e. between 50 and 100 pm), are quite safe. However, this is not the case, as dust clouds never consist solely of particles of one size. Analysis would show percentages of all sizes, and it is for this reason that special care is needed in measuring dust clouds and concentrations. 

Chemically inactive These are made from a variety of materials that include wound yarn, felt, flannel, cotton waste, wood pump, mineral wool, asbestos and diatomaceous earth. The solid particles are trapped and retained within the medium. Certain types will remove water, as well as large and small particles of solids in a range down to 10 microns. Ceramics are sometimes employed for depth filtration, as also are special sintered metals. 

As a consequence of the inhalation of mineral dusts, infiltration into the lung of inflammatory phagocytic cells, namely PMN and macrophages, occurs (Rola-Pleszczynski et al., 1984). Analysis of the cell populations of the rat pleural cavities after injection with asbestos and silica dust also showed both degranulation and reduction of the mast cell population (Edwards etal., 1984), and it is of interest to note that histamine augments the particle-stimulated generation of macrophage superoxide production (Diaz et al., 1979). 

The presence of particles in the brains of experimental rats and humans exposed to asbestos has been reported (Pontefiart and Cunningham, 1973 Auerbach et al., 1980). In experimental studies, particles of Teflon, a reflux paste, enter the brain via intravascular transport when injected into the bladder (Aaronson et al., 1993). Encephalitic reactions to accumulated calcium oxalate crystals in the brain as a result of infusions of glucose surrogate polyol solutions have been described (PciflPcr etal., 1984). Such studies indicate the capacity of particulates to enter the brain and thus pose a potential pathological threat to the functioning of the central nervous system (CNS). 

The development of specific and reliable analytical procedures for the detection, location, and quantification of mineral particles in biological tissues (Henderson and Barr, 1988) has provided both the experimental techniques and additional evidence for detecting aluminosilicates in Alzheimer brains (Singhrao et al., 1990). The association of asbestos-related disease with severe... 

This wastewater stream contains lead (Pb) salts and chlorinated hydrocarbons generated from corrosion of the anodes as well as asbestos particles generated as a result of degradation of the diaphragm with use. Wastewater is also generated from the scrubber where the chlorine is wet scrubbed and from the ion exchange resin used to purify the brine solution. These wash water often contains dilute hydrochloric acid with small amounts of dissolved calcium magnesium and aluminum chloride. Like in other cells, the scrubber water also contributes to the wastewater stream. 

Donaldson, K. et al. (2010) Asbestos, carbon nanotubes and the pleural mesothelium a review of the hypothesis regarding the role of long fibre retention in the parietal pleura, inflammation and mesothelioma. Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 7, 5. Hirsch, A. (2010) The era of carbon allotropes. Nat. Mater., 9 (11), 868-871. Tasis, D. et al. (2006) Chemistry of carbon nanotubes. Chemical Reviews, 106 (3), 1105-36. 

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