Current Intelligence Bulletin: Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research
July 2008
NIOSH Docket Number 099-A
After considering stakeholder and peer review comments on the February 2007 draft document, NIOSH developed a revised draft Current Intelligence Bulletin: Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research and requested public comments on the revised document. Comments received on the revised draft CIB have been considered by NIOSH in developing a new draft CIB which will be reviewed by the National Academies.
Material Under Evaluation
Revised Draft—NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin: Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research – 6/1/08 [PDF - 28,780 KB]
Notice of draft document available for public comment; 73 FR 43242; 7/24/08 [PDF - 543 KB]
Submissions to the Docket
Submission to the docket from Perea (Foundation for Asbestos Education and Relief) – 7/11/08 [PDF - 163 KB]
Submission to the docket from private person – 9/17/08 [PDF - 152 KB]
Submission to the docket from Kelse (RT Vanderbilt Company, Inc.) – 9/23/08 [PDF - 2,870 KB]
Submission w/appendices and attachments to the docket from Ford (National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association – 9/30/08 [PDF - 583 KB]
- NSSGA Appendix 1— Comments on the Revised NIOSH Roadmap for Asbestos Research [PDF - 343 KB]
- NSSGA Appendix 2 – Review of the NIOSH Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research – June 2008 [PDF - 64 KB]
Attachments to NSSGA Appendix 2
- Van Orden DR, Allison KA, Lee RJ (2008). Differentiating amphibole asbestos from non-asbestos in a complex mineral environment. Indoor Built Environ 2008; 17; 58 DOI: 10.1177/1420326X07087006. [PDF - 26 KB]
- Clark RL. MSHA standard method for fiber identification B electron microscopy. US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration. [PDF - 244 KB]
- Ilgren EB (2004). The biology of cleavage fragments: a brief synthesis and analysis of current knowledge. Indoor Built Environ; 2004. [PDF - 53 KB]
- Mossman BT (2007). Assessment of the pathogenic potential of asbestiform vs. nonasbestiform particulates (cleavage fragments) in in vitro (cell or organ culture) models and bioassays. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol, DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2007.10.004 [PDF - 83 KB]
- Addison J and McConnell EE (2007). A review of carcinogenicity studies of asbestos and non-asbestos tremolite and other amphiboles. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol doi:10.1016/j.yrtph.2007.10.001. [PDF - 87 KB]
- Gamble JF, Gibbs GW, Nolan RP (2008). An evaluation of the risks of lung cancer and mesothelioma from exposure to amphibole cleavage fragments. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol, doi:10.1016/j.yrtph.2007.09.020. [PDF - 87 KB]
- Berman DW, Crump KS (2008). Update of potency factors for asbestos-related lung cancer and mesothelioma. Critical Review in Toxicology 38(1)1-47. [PDF - 34 KB]
- Berman DW, Crump KS (2008). A meta-analysis of asbestos-related cancer risk that addresses fiber size and mineral type. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 38:1. [PDF - 34 KB]
- Cox LA (T) Jr, Popken DA (2007). Some limitations of aggregate exposure metrics. Risk Anal 27(2):439-445. [PDF - 55 KB]
- Wylie AG, Bailey KF, Kelse JW, Lee RJ (1993). The importance of width in asbestos fiber carcinogenicity and its implications for public policy. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 54(5):239-252. [PDF - 70 KB]
- Swent LW, Herrin GR, Waterland JK, Bell RF. Mortality patterns among hard rock gold miners exposed to an asbestiform mineral—A critique. [PDF - 998 KB]
- Wylie AG, Bailey KF (1992). The mineralogy and size of airborne chrysotile and rock fragments: Ramifications of using the NIOSH 7400 method. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 53(7):442-447. [PDF - 82 KB]
- MSHA (2005). Environmental dust and fiber investigation: Northshore Mining Company, Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota, Mine ID No. 21 00831. Pittsburgh, PA: Mine Safety and Health Administration. [PDF - 1,290 KB]
- Oehlert GW (1991). A reanalysis of the Stanton et al pleural sarcoma data. Environ Res 54:194-205. [PDF - 49 KB]
- Mineral photos; Asbestiform vs. Rocks Characteristics; Igneous and Metamorphic Rock Map [PDF - 515 KB]
- Letter from Ford to Meer/Johnson (EPA) re: Evaluation of EPA’s analytical data from the El Dorado Hills asbestos evaluation project – 7/7/06. [PDF - 3,560 KB]
Attachment to Ford letter
- Photos of bulk asbestos samples as an attachment to Ford 7/7/06 letter [PDF - 2,920 KB]
- Letter to William Ford from D. Wayne Berman (Aeolus) with report – 6/30/06 [PDF - 186 KB]
Attachment to Berman letter
- Report “Evaluation of the approach recently proposed for assessing asbestos-related risk in El Dorado County, California – 6/30/06 [PDF - 10,320 KB]
- Letter to Johnson/Meer (EPA) from Richard Lee (RJ Lee Group, Inc.) re: Natural occurring asbestos – El Dorado Hills, California – 7/7/06 [PDF - 777 KB]
Attachments to Lee letter
- Exhibit A – Response of RJ Lee Group re: evaluation of EPA’s analytical data from the El Dorado Hills asbestos evaluation project – 7/06 [PDF - 10,630 KB]
- Lab/Cor photographs of particles – 7/06 [PDF - 5,410 KB]
- TEM and FESEM particle images and data – 7/06 [PDF - 30,390 KB]
- Particles and their related extinction angles – 7/06 [PDF - 5,810 KB]
- Exhibit B – Response to Mr. Meeker’s letter (undated) to Dr. Vicki Barber (El Dorado Hills school district) [PDF - 1,570 KB]
- Exhibit C – Response to EPA Region 9 (Meer) letter dated 3/9/06 – 7/06 [PDF - 9,000 KB]
- The Asbestiform and prismatic mineral growth habit and their relationship to cancer studies – 3/04 [PDF - 11,460 KB]
Submission to the Docket from Weisbrod (American Association for Justice) – 9/30/08 [PDF - 2,760 KB]
Submission to the Docket from Ellis (Industrial Minerals Association - North America) – 9/30/08 [PDF - 3,590 KB]
Submission to the Docket from Glenn (Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc.) – 10/01/08 [PDF - 4,436 KB]
NIOSH’s response to submission received from R.T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc. – 1/9/09 [PDF - 12,410 KB]
NIOSH’s response to submission received from National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association – 1/9/09 [PDF - 12,900 KB]
NIOSH’s response to submission received from Private person – 1/9/09 [PDF - 464 KB]
NIOSH’s response to submission received from Foundation for Asbestos Education and Relief – 1/9/09 [PDF - 369 KB]
NIOSH’s response to submission received from the American Association for Justice – 1/9/09 [PDF - 2,800 KB]
NIOSH’s response to submission received from the Industrial Minerals Association-North America – 1/9/09 [PDF - 347 KB]
NIOSH’s response to submission received from the Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc. – 1/13/09 [PDF - 9,900 KB]
Note: Curriculum vitaes were submitted and are maintained in NIOSH Docket Office
- Page last reviewed: July 6, 2010
- Page last updated: July 6, 2010
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division