Elongate mineral particles (EMP) characteristics and mesothelioma: Summary and resolution for session I of the Monticello II conference

Ann G Wylie; Andrey A Korchevskiy; Lucy Darnton; Eric J Chatfield; Julian Peto; Drew R Van Orden; Wolfgang Losert; David H Garabrant

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2022.114754

Elongate mineral particles (EMP) characteristics and mesothelioma: Summary and resolution for session I of the Monticello II conference

Environ Res. 2023 Aug 1:230:114754. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114754. Epub 2023 Mar 23.

Authors

Ann G Wylie¹, Andrey A Korchevskiy², Lucy Darnton³, Eric J Chatfield⁴, Julian Peto⁵, Drew R Van Orden⁶, Wolfgang Losert⁷, David H Garabrant⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA. Electronic address: awylie@umd.edu.
² Chemistry & Industrial Hygiene Inc., 5420 Ward Road, Suite 100, Arvada, Colorado, 80002, USA. Electronic address: akorchevskiy@c-ih.com.
³ UK Health and Safety Executive, 2.1 Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7HS, UK.
⁴ Chatfield Technical Consulting Ltd, 2071 Dickson Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 1Y8, Canada.
⁵ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Keppel St., London, WC1E 7HT, UK.
⁶ Senior Consulting Scientist, RJ Lee Group, Inc. 350 Hochberg Road, Monroeville, Pennsylvania 15146, USA.
⁷ 1147 Physical Sciences Complex, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20732, USA.
⁸ Emeritus Professor of Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, USA.

PMID: 36965805
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114754

Abstract

The summary contains a consensus opinion regarding the current state of the science about the dimensions of Elongate Mineral Particles (EMPs) as a factor impacting their carcinogenicity.

Keywords: Cancer risk; Dimensions; Elongate mineral particles; Mesothelioma; Potency factors.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Air Pollutants, Occupational*
Humans
Mesothelioma* / chemically induced
Minerals
Occupational Exposure* / analysis

Substances

Air Pollutants, Occupational
Minerals