Experimental studies with palygorskite dusts.

Abstract

As the preliminary results of experimental studies on dust from the palygorskite group have led to some confusion a detailed description of the completed investigation is given for clarification. As in other experiments the biological effects have been shown to be associated with the physical characteristics of the fibres in these specimens. Samples of sepiolite and attapulgite from Spain and a single sample of palygorskite from the United Kingdom have been studied. Serious abnormalities were produced only by the palygorskite and one of the attapulgite dusts. The palygorskite is of no commercial interest and the attapulgite was from one small deposit and was used only in the preparation of drilling mud in the exploration of oil deposits.

• Authors: J C Wagner, D M Griffiths, D E Munday
• Journal: British journal of industrial medicine (Br J Ind Med) Vol. 44 Issue 11 Pg. 749-63 (Nov 1987) ISSN: 0007-1072 [Print] England
• PMID: 2961365 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Dust
• Magnesium Compounds
• Magnesium Silicates
• Minerals
• Silicon Compounds
• magnesium trisilicate
• Magnesium
• attapulgite
• Silicon

Topics

• Administration, Inhalation
• Animals
• Dust (adverse effects)
• Female
• Magnesium (administration & dosage, analysis, toxicity)
• Magnesium Compounds
• Magnesium Silicates
• Male
• Mesothelioma (etiology)
• Microscopy, Electron
• Minerals (administration & dosage, analysis, toxicity)
• Pleural Neoplasms (etiology)
• Pulmonary Fibrosis (etiology)
• Rats
• Rats, Inbred F344
• Rats, Inbred Strains
• Silicon (administration & dosage, analysis, toxicity)
• Silicon Compounds