PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2000 BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCES
Jan. 4-8, San Antonio, TX
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

COTTON AND OTHER ORGANIC DUSTS CONFERENCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Evaluating Levels of Airborne Dust in Synthetic Organic Fiber Manufacturing Facilities
Georgia A. Hart, Robert H. Klawitter, Charles M. Carter and Thomas W. Hesterberg
181
Synthetic Fiber Dust Air Sampling Protocol
S. N. Hacker, J. C. Olguin, M. B. McGinn and R. T. Simmons
181
Methodological Studies for Quantifying Aerosol Exposure to Organic Respirable-Sized Fiber-Shaped Particulates (RFP) in the Workplace: Results of a Round Robin and Cowl Washing Study
D. B. Warheit, K. L. Reed, G. L. Kennedy, Jr., M. Hengstberger and L. Davies
190
Use of Raman Microspectroscopy to Identify the Type of Respirable Fiber
Stephen Michielsen
192
Propose Health Effects Test Guidelines for Respirable Fibrous Particles
David Lai
195
Continuing Challenges of Fibers in the Work Environment
Ralph Zumwalde
197
Applications of the Intratracheal Instillation Technique in Inhalation Toxicology Evaluations
Gerald L. Kennedy, Jr, R. Valentine and D. B. Warheit
198
Critical Role of Fiber Length in the Bioactivity and Cytotoxicity of Glass Fibers
Vincent Castranova, William Jones, Terri Blake, Jianping Ye, Xianglin Shi, Gregory Deye and Paul Baron
200
Correlation of in vitro and in vivo Pulmonary Responses to Different Cellulose Materials
J. M. Gearhart, L. E. Benton, J. M. Carter, G. M. Adamson and S. Y. Zhou
202
The Acute Pulmonary Response to Inhaled Particulate Cellulose and Regenerated Cellulosic Fiber Dust Relative to Cotton Dust
R. R. Jacobs
202
Real-Time and Video Exposure Monitoring During Cellulose Insulation Applications
Robert E. McCleery
204
Evaluating the Subchronic Inhalation Toxicity of Polypropylene Fibers in Rats
G. A. Hart and T. W. Hesterberg
205
Occupational Lung Disease in Workers Exposed to Nylon Flock: Pathologic Features and Distinctive Lesions
Val Vallyathan and Vince Castranova
205
The Initial Twelve Site Implementation of EPA’s PM2.5 Chemical Speciation Trends Monitoring Network
James B. Homolya and Joann Rice
206
Engineering of PM(10) and PM(2.5) Samplers
Calvin B. Parnell, Jr., Bryan W. Shaw, Brent Auvermann and Joshua McClure
207
Overview of the PMHealth Effects Research Program
A. J. Ghio, J. Vadenberg, J. Soukup and S. Becker
212
Worker Health and Safety in a Changing Agricultural Environment
S. A. Olenchock
219
Haber’s Law, Shift Work, and Cotton Dust
R. R. Jacobs
222
Lung Function Decline in Man-Made Fibre Textile Workers: Relationship to Past Cotton Exposure
A. M. Fletcher, R. McL. Niven, C. A. C. Pickering, E. Faragher, H. Francis, L. A. Oldham, C. J. Warburton, D. Fishwick and C. G. Simpson
225
Relationship Between CD14 Expression on Monocytes, Spirometry and Symptoms Across the Working Week in Endotoxin Exposed Cotton Workers
S. N. Raza, A. M. Fletcher, H. C. Francis, J. L. Hoyle, C. A. C. Pickering, R. McL. Niven, G. D. Fletcher, A. Curran, P. Beckett, J. Swann, K. Oakley and D. Fishwick
228
Exposure to Cotton Dust and Endotoxin Causes a Significant Change in Monocyte CD14
A. D. Curran, P. N. Beckett, J. R. M. Swan, K. Oakley, D. Fishwick, N. Raza, A. M. Fletcher, R. McL. Niven, C. A. C. Pickering and H. Francis
230
Is Byssinosis Related to CD-14 Genepolymorphism?
R. Rylander
232
Bacterial Profile of the Cotton Dust, from Cotton Grown in the Mississippi Delta Region, Collected for the Second Endotoxin Assay Round Robin Study
D. T. Chun and R. E. Harrison
235
An Investigation into the Effect of Lipopolysaccharide and (1-3)-b-D-Glucan Either in Combination or Separatel on the Degranulation of Mast Cells Isolated from the Human Lung
C. J. Gregory and P. J. Nicholls
238
The Role of NF-kB in 1-3-b-Glucan (Zymosan) Induced TNF-a Production
S. Young, J. Ye, D. G. Frazer, X. Shi and V. Castranova
241
Home Exposure to Molds Alters Blood Cell Cytokine Production
L. Beijer, J. Thorn and R. Rylander
247
In Vitro Studies of Tobacco Dust Extract on Airway Smooth Muscle: Role of Sensitization
E. Neil Schachter, E. Zuskin, Aneal Gadgil, S. K. Goswami, N. Rienzi, Shukai Liang and Gwen Skloot
250

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