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studies were in workers with mixed exposures to other agents. B. Asbestos is Class 3 (can cause irreversible changes which can be life-threatening) for general toxicity from its activity as a human carcinogen. It is in Class A- (unconfirmed human reproductive hazard) for reproductive hazard, based on several occupational studies with mixed or poorly defined exposures, and increased probability of finding asbestos fibers in tissues of stillbirths. The actual human reproductive hazard is unknown. C. As with all chemicals, unnecessary exposure should be avoided.

12.0 REFERENCES

12.1 GENERAL REFERENCES

A. See CD: GENERAL REFERENCES

12.2 SPECIFIC REFERENCES

1. AAR: Emergency Handling of Hazardous Materials in Surface Transportation. Bureau of Explosives, Association of American Railroads, Washington,DC, 1996. 2. ACGIH(R): 2001 Threshold Limit Values (TLVs(R)) for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs(R)). Am Conference Govt Ind Hyg, Inc, Cincinnati, OH, 2001.. 3. ACGIH: Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices, 5th ed. Am Conference of Govt Ind Hyg, Inc, Cincinnati, OH, 1986. 4. ACGIH: Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices, 6th ed. Am Conference of Govt Ind Hyg, Inc, Cincinnati, OH, 1991. 5. ACGIH: Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices for 1990-91. Am Conference Govt Ind Hyg, Cincinnati, OH, 1990. 6. AIHA: 1996 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines and Workplace Environmental Exposure Level Guides. American Industrial Hygiene Association, Fairfax, VA, 1996. 7. Albin M, Jakobsson K, Attewell R et al: Mortality and cancer morbidity in cohorts of asbestos cement workers and referents. Br J Ind Med 1990; 47:602-610. 8, Andersen A, Glattre E & Johansen BV: Incidence of cancer among lighthouse keepers exposed to asbestos in drinking water. Am J Epidemiol 1993; 138:682-687. 9. Andersson E & Toren K: Pleural mesotheliomas are underreported as occupational cancer in Sweden. Am J Indus Med 1995; 27:577-580. 10. Anon: Asbestos: further steps toward reducing the risks. Lancet 1983; 2:563. 11. Anon: Risks of environmental exposure to asbestos. Br Med J 1978; 1:1164-1165. 12. Anton-Culver H, Culver BD & Kurosaki T: Immune response in shipyard workers with x-ray abnormalities consistent with asbestos exposure. Br J Ind Med 1988; 45:464-468. 13. Aravinda Babu K et al: Environ Res 1980; 21:416-422. 14. Aravinda Babu K, Nigam SK, Lakkad BC et al: Effect of chrysotile asbestos (AP-1) on sister chromatid exchanges in Chinese hamster ovary cells. Environ Res 1981; 24:325- 329. 15. ATSDR: Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Asbestos Toxicity. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA, 1990. 16. ATSDR: Toxicological Profile for Asbestos (update). US Department of Health & Human Services, PHS, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA, 1995.

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