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[Carcinogenicity of glass fibers of different stability]
F Pott1, H W Schlipköter, M Roller
1Medizinisches Institut für Umwelthygiene, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
Zentralblatt Fur Hygiene Und Umweltmedizin = International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine
|May 1, 1990
Abstract:
A new type of fibrous glass showing a low durability in the body was injected intraperitoneally into rats. In the range of the doses applied (up to 10(9) of a thinner product and up to 0.24 x 10(9) of a thicker product) a carcinogenicity was not detected; in contrast, durable glass fibres induced tumours. It is recommended to use mineral fibres with low durability as far as possible.