PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1983 BELTWIDE COTTON DUST CONFERENCE
Jan. 5-8, San Antonio, TX
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

TABLE OF CONTENTS



SEVENTH COTTON DUST RESEARCH CONFERENCE

Cotton Dust Update; and Summary of the Conference
P.J. Wakelyn and R.R. Jacobs
1
The OSHA Cotton Dust Standard
Gary A. Strobel
4
Review of the Etiology and Pathogenesis of Byssinosis: Historical Perspective
Robert R. Jacobs
7
Respiratory Health of Workers in the Knitting Industry
B.A. Boehlecke and M.C. Battigelli
10
Observations on Proteolytic and Antiproteolytic Activities of Cotton Dust
D.K. Milton, D. Rudman and R.K. Chawla
11
Histamine Metabolite in Urine of Subjects Exposed to Histamine and Cotton Dust
M.C. Battigelli, M.C. Madden and K. Steinsberger
15
Relation Between FEV(1) Changes over Workshift and Dust/Endotoxin Levels
Ragnar Rylander and Per Haglind
17
Humoral Antibody Response to Cotton Dusts
Brian T. Butcher, Carol E. ONeil, Margaret A. Reed, John E. Diem, and Gil Sharon
19
Cotton Bract Airway Constrictor Agent: its Chemical Characteristics and its Effects on Human Airways
M. Gilmour Buck, E. Neil Schachter, and James H. Wall
22
The Effect of Inhalation of Cotton Dust, and History of Smoking, Allergy and Byssinosis on Immunoglobulin, Complement and Thromboxane Concentrations in Cotton Mill Workers
Thomas G. Mundie, John D. Osguthorpe, Charles Martin, Brian T. Butcher, Carol E. O'Neill, and Sterling K. Ainsworth
26
Human Platelet Activation: Synergism Between Cotton Bracts Tannin and Immunoglobulin
G Michael, S. Rohrbach, Rebecca A. Rolstad, and James A. Russell
29
Macrophages-Neutrophil-Platelet Interaction as a Mechanism for Byssinosis?
Ragnar Rylander and Patrick G. Holt
32
Microbial Flora Associated with Cotton Plant Parts and the Air of Cotton Mills
Janet J. Fischer and Kristine Kylberg
36
Quantitive Morphologic Studies of the Lung Following Inhalation of Bacterial Endotoxin
D.E. Hinton, R. Clark Lantz, Karen Birch, and Robert Burrell
39
Recent Advances in Microbiology of Cotton Relevant to Byssinosis: I. the Bacteria
M.E. Simpson and J.M. Halloin
45
Recent Advances in Microbiology of Cotton Relevant to Byssinosis: II. The Fungi
M.E. Simpson and P.B. Marsh
49
Effect of Cotton Bracts Extract and Condensed Tannin on the Electrophysiology of the Canine Trachea
M.M. Cloutier, K. Lesniak, J.A. Russell, and M.S. Rohrbach
53
In Vitro Effects of a Cotton Dust Polymer on Human and Animal Lungs
P.J. Nicholls, E. Evans, T.A. Thomson, J.H. Edwards, P.H. Evans, K.T. Rajan
56
Gram-Negative Bacterial and Endotoxin Levels in Washed Cotton
Janet J. Fischer and Robert F. Jacobs
59
Pulmonary Function Response to Washed and Unwashed Cotton
J.B. Cocke, R.M. Castellan, J.L. Hankinson, and P.E. Sasser
62
Pulmonary Function Response to Cottons from Different Growing Areas
C.K. Bragg, H.H. Perkins, Jr., and R.I. Castellan
66
Endotoxins and Acute Pulmonary Function Changes During Cotton Dust Exposures
S.A. Olenchock, P.M. Castellan, J.B. Cocke, D.J. Rodak, J.L. Hankinson, and J.C. Mull
70
Microbiological Characteristics of Dusts from Standard and Washed Cottons
P.D. Millner, H. Perkins, Jr., R.M. Castellan, R.P. Jacobs, and J.L. Hankinson
72
Biologically Active Compounds in Cotton: An Overview
A.A. Bell and R.D. Stipanovic
77
Physiological Activities of Cotton Plant Metabolites
J.P. McCormick, Teruo Shinmyozu, Otto Fajen, and J.A. Russell
81
Degranulation of Mast Cells by Terpenoid Aldehydes in Cotton Mill Dust
M.H. Elissalde, Jr., R.D. Stipanovic, A.A. Bell, and G.S. Elissalde
84
The Effect of Dust and Bract Extracts on Alveolar Macrophage Prostaglandin Production and Cockroach Hindgut Muscle Contraction
G.A. Greenblatt and R.L. Ziprin
86
The Effects of Aqueous Bracts Extracts from Several Varieties of Cotton on the Behavior of Airway Smooth Muscle and Platelets
J.A. Russell, M.L. Gilberstadt, and M.S. Rohrbach
90
Effects of Cotton Bract Extract (CBE) on Airway Smooth Muscle and Nerves
J.S. Fedan, M.S. Franczak, J.F. Cahill, C.J. Kosten and P. Morey
93
In Vitro Effects of Aqueous Cotton Dust Extract on Mononuclear Leukocyte Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Levels
Carol E. O'Neil, Margaret A. Reed, and Brian T. Butcher
97
Changes in Pulmonary Lavage Contents Following Acute Inhalation of Cotton Dust Extracts in Rabbits
Thomas G. Mundie, Maria A. Cordova-Salinas, Camille Whitener and Sterling K. Ainsworth
101
Platelet Thromboxane Release by Cotton Dust and Bract Extracts
Thomas G. Mundie and Sterling K. Ainsworth
104
Analysis of the Biological Effects of Standard West Texas Cotton Dust
S.K. Ainsworth, T.G. Mundie and P.A. Pilia
106
Comparison of Airborne Gram Negative Bacterial Levels in Mills as Measured by Different Procedures
J.J. Fischer and R.P. Thomas
108
Preliminary Evaluation of Multiple Lint Cleaning on Gram- Negative Bacteria and Endotoxin in Cotton
E.P Columbus and J.J. Fischer
111
Analysis of Histamine in Biological Fluids by High- Performance Liquid Chromatography
J.H. Wall, R.J. Berni, and M. G. Buck
114
Elimination of Possible Byssinogenic Constituents in Cotton Dust by Vapor Phase Treatments
R.H. Wade
119
Cotton Dust Characterization: A Comparison of Sonically Separated Fine Dust (<20µm) with Respirable (Vertical Elutriator) Dusts
R.F. Forries and R.D. Gilbert
121
Differentiation of Washed and Unwashed Cotton
R.J. Berni, J.G. Montalvo, H. Perkins, and S. Buco
126
Release of Dust Suppressant Additives as Oil Mist or Vapor During Cotton Carding
S.P. Hersh, S.K. Batra and W. Udomkichdecha
130
Comparing Characteristics of Dusts Associated with Cotton Gins and Cottonseed Oil Mills
Calvin B. Parnell, Jr., and Phil Hickman
135
Sampling Characteristics of the SRRC Cotton Dust Sampler in Calm Air
Kenneth L. Rubow, Virgil A. Marple, and Kearny Q. Robert, Jr.
141
Initial Experience with the Microdust and Trash Monitor (MTM)
F.M. Shofner, J.H. Hanley, W.F. Lalor, and G.F. Williams
144
Application of Modular Filtration to Cost-Effective Cotton Dust Control in Textile Processes; Especially in Spinning Through Warping
J.H. Hanley and F.M. Shofner
151
Elemental Analysis of Inorganic Solids Isolated from Water Samples Collected from Cotton Processing Environments
C.M. Fisher, R.E. Fornes and R.D. Gilbert
156
Surface Tension Effects of Cotton Dust
J. Ma and K.C. Weber
159
Comparative Toxicity Studies Between Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides and N-Formyl Methionyl Peptides
Robert Burrell and Ragnar Rylander

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