2013 Conference of the International Medical Geology Association (25–29 August 2013)

Session No. 57
Thursday, 29 August 2013: 2:10 PM-4:30 PM
Washington II (Hilton Crystal City Hotel)

Environmental Exposure to Asbestos and Other Natural Fibers

 

Eduardo Capitani, Chair
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2:10 PM
ASBESTOS GROUPS AND ERIONITE SERIES MINERALS
DOGAN, A. Umran, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City IowaIowa City, Iowa City, IA 52242 and DOGAN, Meral, Geological Engineering, Hacettepe University, Dept. of Geological Engineering, Beytepe, Ankara, 06530, Turkey, umran-dogan@uiowa.edu, umran-dogan@uiowa.edu
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2:30 PM
“NON-REGULATORY” ASBESTOS GROUP MINERALS: POSITIVE IDENTIFICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY AGENCIES
DOGAN, Meral, Geological Engineering, Hacettepe University, Dept. of Geological Engineering, Beytepe, Ankara, 06530, Turkey and DOGAN, A. Umran, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242, medogan@hacettepe.edu.tr, medogan@hacettepe.edu.tr
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2:50 PM
LIBBY AMPHIBOLE: UNIQUE GEOLOGY, UNIQUE DISEASE
BLACK, Brad, Center for Asbestos Related Disease, 214 East 3rd Street, Libby, MT 59923, brad@libbyasbestos.org, brad@libbyasbestos.org
 
3:10 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
EARTH SCIENCE INPUT FOR EVALUATING SPATIALLY-DISTRIBUTED MESOTHELIOMA RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES TO ERIONITE AND OTHER ELONGATE MINERAL PARTICLES
PLUMLEE, Geoffrey S., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 964 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, MEEKER, Gregory P., U. S. Geological Survey, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, VAN GOSEN, Bradley S., United States Geological Survey, MS 973 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, SAN JUAN, Carma A., U.S. Geological Survey, Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, BLITZ, Thomas, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, ELLEFSEN, Karl J., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, MORMAN, Suzette A., USGS, MS 964 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, BUCK, Brenda J., Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, Box 4010 Lilly Fong Hall, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, MERKLER, Doug, USDA, NRCS, Las Vegas, 89120 and MILLER, Aubrey, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 27709, gplumlee@usgs.gov, gplumlee@usgs.gov
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3:50 PM
ADEQUACY OF HUMAN HEALTH DATA SOURCES FOR EVALUATING SPATIALLY-DISTRIBUTED MESOTHELIOMA RISK FACTORS
WEISSMAN, David1, MILLER, Aubrey2, LOCKEY, James E.3, WOOD, John4, BAUMANN, Francine5, RYAN, Patrick H.6, PLUMLEE, Geoffrey S.7, SAN JUAN, Carma A.8, WEIS, Christopher P.2 and BENNETT, April L.2, (1)Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morg Building H, Rm 2920, MS 2900, Morgantown, WV 26505, (2)National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 27709, (3)University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, (4)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV 26505, (5)University of Hawaii Cancer Center, 651 Ilalo Street, Suite BSB231, Honolulu, HI 96813, (6)Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati, OH 45229, (7)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 964 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (8)U.S. Geological Survey, Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, miller.aubrey@nih.gov, miller.aubrey@nih.gov
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