Analysis of titanium pigments in human lung tissue
| Autor: | Egil M Ophus, Bjørn Gylseth, Khalid Saeed, Lars Rode, David G. Nicholson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty chemistry.chemical_element Human lung law.invention Pigment chemistry.chemical_compound law Occupational Exposure Microscopy medicine Humans Coloring Agents Lung Titanium Chemistry Radiochemistry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Dust Middle Aged medicine.anatomical_structure Rutile Transmission electron microscopy visual_art Titanium dioxide Microscopy Electron Scanning visual_art.visual_art_medium Autopsy Atomic absorption spectroscopy |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. 5:290-296 |
| ISSN: | 1795-990X 0355-3140 |
| DOI: | 10.5271/sjweh.3104 |
| Popis: | Methods are described for the unequivocal identification of mineral deposits in lung tissues obtained during the autopsy of a titanium dioxide-exposed worker who died of an undifferentiated malignant tumor. The methods included scanning and transmission electron microscopy, electron and X-ray diffractometry, and atomic absorption spectroscopy. The presence of considerable amounts of rutile was revealed. Despite this heavy loading, no lung tissue reaction was evident. Within the limits imposed by the period since the first exposure (6 years), this finding lends support to the supposition that the rutile crystal modification of titanium dioxide is biologically inert. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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