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Committee for the Review of the NIOSH Research Roadmap on Asbestos and Other Mineral Fibers

Type:: Consensus Study
Topics:: Biomedical and Health Research, Diseases, Environmental Health
Boards:: Board on Health Sciences Policy

Activity Description

The committee provided a peer review of the scientific and technical quality of the NIOSH revised draft document, "Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research," with a focus on proposed research intended to clarify the relationship between health effects and the physiochemical characteristics (e.g., mineralogy, morphology, dimension, surface properties) of elongated mineral particles.

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Previous Meetings

Workshop on the NIOSH Research Roadmap on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles March 30, 2009 (8:00 AM Eastern)
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Meeting 1: Committee for the Review of the NIOSH Roadmap on Asbestos and Other Elongated Mineral Particles January 15, 2009 - January 16, 2009 (8:30 AM Eastern)
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Report Release

Released: October 29, 2009
A Review of the NIOSH Roadmap for Research on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles

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Committee Members

Alan Nelson, Chair

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Study Staff

Cathy T. Liverman, Study Director

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- Judith L. Estep

Activity Sponsor

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Activity Contact Information

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Cathy Liverman

Phone:: 202-334-3986
Fax:: 202-334-1329
E-mail:: cliverma@nas.edu