Book Description

OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE. INTRODUCTION: AIMS OF THE CONFERENCE. 1. COORDINATED RESEARCH INTO THE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MMMF- ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT IN EUROPE. 2. TECHNICAL HISTORY OF MMMF WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO FIBRE DIAMETER AND DUSTINESS. 3. CHARACTERISTICS OF DUST CLOUDS GENERATED FROM OLD MMMF PRODUCTS. PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACH. 4. CHARACTERISTICS OF DUST CLOUDS GENERATED FROM OLD MMMF PRODUCTS. PART II: EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH. 5. PRODUCTION TRENDS IN FIBRE SIZES OF MMMF INSULATION. SESSION I - EXPERIMENTAL SURVEYS. 6. SHORT-TERM SURVEY OF AIRBORNE FIBRES IN US MANUFACTURING PLANTS. 7. A SUMMARY REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AT 13 EUROPEAN MMMF PLANTS. 8. LONG-TERM SURVEY OF AIRBORNE FIBRES IN THE UNITED STATES. 9. MEASUREMENTS OF MINERAL FIBRES IN THE INDUSTRIES WHICH PRODUCE AND USE MMMF. 10. REVIEW OF SURVEYS IN INDUSTRIES THAT USE MMMF. 11. THE EVALUATION OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE OF WORKERS TO AIRBORNE MMMF IN POLAND. 12. DISCUSSION ON SESSION I. 13. PROBLEMS OF FIBRE COUNTING AND ITS AUTOMATION. 14. REPORT ON EURO MONITORING AND COUNTING REFERENCE SCHEME. 15. RECENT STUDIES OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN CERAMIC FIBRE PRODUCTION. 16. PROBLEMS IN MEASURING THE MASS CONCENTRATION OF AIRBORNE MMMF. 17. STRATEGIES OF AIR SAMPLING - THE EXPOSURE ZONE STRATEGY. 18. DISCUSSION ON SESSION II. 19. PEER REVIEW: DUST MEASUREMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE AND USE OF MMMF - PRESENT KNOWLEDGE AND FUTURE REQUIREMENTS.