PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1999 BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCES
Jan. 3-7, Orlando, FL
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

COTTON AND OTHER ORGANIC DUSTS CONFERENCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Bioaerosol Assessment: an Overview of the ACGIH Guidelines for Assessing Bioaerosols
Robert R. Jacobs
129
Second Collection of Uniform, Card Generated, Vertically Elutriated Dust for Interlaboratory Comparison of Dust Endotoxin Assays
D.T. Chun, R.E. Harrison and V. Chew
129
A Quick Summary of the Highlights of Parts 1 and 2 of the First Round Robin Endotoxin Assay Study and a Brief Preview of the Next Round
D.T. Chun
132
Physical Characteristics of Particulate Matter and Health Effects Standards
C. B. Parnell, Jr., B. W. Shaw, P. J. Wakelyn and B. W. Auvermann
139
Comparison of Dust Sampling in the Personal Breathing Zone with Area Sampling Using the Vertical Elutriator in Lancashire Spinning Mills
S.N. Raza, A.M. Fletcher, C.A. Cpickering, L.A. Oldham, H.C. Francis, G.D. Fletcher and R. Mcl Niven
144
The Evaluation of Aerosol Sampling and Analytical Methods for Aerosol Concentrations of Man-Made Organic Fibers
D.B. Warheit , M.A. Hartsky, K.L. Reed and G.L. Kennedy, Jr.
147
Mechanisms by which Fibers Cause Pathology
Val Vallyathan and Vince Castranova
148
Human Health and Cellulose Dust Exposure
G.M. Adamson
151
National Toxicology Program Studies of Cellulose Insulation
Daniel L. Morgan, Cynthia S. Smith, Yin-Fong Su, Jeffrey A. Dill and R. Bruce Westerberg
153
Workplace Exposure Assessment of Cellulose Insulation Applicators
R. E. McCleery
156
Pulmonary Toxicity Studies of Synthetic Organic Fibers: Para-Aramid RFP and Cellulose Respirable Fibers
D.B. Warheit and M.A. Hartsky
157
On the Nature of Dust Exposure Associated with Nylon Flocking
William Jones, Chris Piacitelli and Joseph Burkhart
158
Occupational Respiratory Disease in Nylon Flock Workers
Robert M. Castellan, William L. Eschenbacher, Feroza Daroowalla and Kathleen Kreiss
158
Acute Response of Rats to Intratracheal Instillation of Airborne Dust Collected at a Nylon Flocking Plant
Vincent Castranova, Dale Porter, Ann F. Hubbs, Travis Goldsmith, Michael Whitmer, Victor A. Robinson, Diane Schwegler-Berry, Lori Battelli, Rita Washko, Joe Burkhart, Chris Piacitelli, Robert R. Mercer, James Scabilloni and William Jones
164
Lung Function Decline in Lancashire Textile Workers. A Provisional Analysis of a Five Year Longitudinal Study
A. M. Fletcher, R. Mcl. Niven, C. A. C. Pickering, E. Faragher, C. J. Warburton, H. Francis, L. A. Oldham, D. Fishwick and J. C. G. Simpson
166
Evaluation of the Effects of 12 Hour Workshifts on the Pulmonary Function of Cotton Textile Workers
Robert R. Jacobs and Brian Boehlecke
170
Followup Study of Respiratory Symptoms, Ventilatory Function and Personal Breathing Zone Dust Levels in Lancashire Textile Weavers
S.N. Raza, L.A. Oldham, C.A.C. Pickering, G.D. Fletcher, H.C. Francis, A.M. Fletcher and R. Mcl Niven
172
Agricultural Safety and Health: A National Program Perspective
S. A. Olenchock
174
Receptor Binding of Fungal Cell Wall (1 3)-beta-D-Glucan to Human Macrophage and Neutrophil Cell Lines
David L. Williams, Antje Mueller, John Raptis, Peter Rice and John Kalbfleisch
176
Observation of a Partially-Opened Triple-Helix Conformation in 1 3-beta-Glucan by Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Spectroscopy
Shih-Houng Young, Robert R. Jacobs and Wen-Ji Dong
180
Cell Wall Constituents and Enzyme Activities in Cotton Dust
Allen K. Murray
184
An Investigation into the Effect of Lipopolysaccharide and (1 3)-beta-D-Glucan Either in Combination or Separately on the Degranulation of Mast Cells Isolated from the Guinea Pig Lung and the Rat Peritoneal Cavity
C.J. Gregory and P.J. Nicholls
185
The Effect of (1 3)-beta-D-Glucan from Bakers Yeast on Bronchial Responsiveness and Induction of Inflammation in the Guinea Pig Airway
R.S. Young and P.J. Nicholls
190
The Effect of (1 3)-beta-D-Glucan on the Arachidonic Acid Cascade in Guinea Pig Isolated Trachea and Perfused Lung
A. Jones and P.J. Nicholls
192
Characterization of Organic Dusts from the Tobacco Industry
E. Schachter, E. Zuskin, N. Rienzi,, S.K. Goswami, Vincent Castranova, Michael Whitmer, Paul Siegel and Haresh Singh
195
The Effect of Smoking on Cytokine Release after Exposure to Organic Dust Components in a Whole Blood Assay
T. Sigsgaard, E. van der Maarl, N. Bak, E.C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Ø. Omland and G. Doekes
197
The Wrecking of the Wrapping: the Airway Epithelium, a Prime Target for Inhaled Organic Dusts
P.J. Nicholls
200
Molds, Agents and Disease
Ragnar Rylander
202
The Role Arachidonic Acid Metabolites in the Response of Guinea Pig Lung and Dermal Vasculature to Extracts of Cotton Dust
N.A. El-Mahdy, M.A.A. Nasra, W.M. Awara, T.A. ElMasry and P.J. Nicholls
206

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