1985 PROCEEDINGS: NINTH COTTON DUST RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Jan. 7-11, New Orleans, LA
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

TABLE OF CONTENTS



NINTH COTTON DUST RESEARCH CONFERENCE

Cotton Dust Standard Update
P.J. Wakelyn
3
Cotton Dust Control: Dust Reduction Attempts Prior to Engineering
John D. Neefus
6
Optimizing Air Cleaning System for Yarn Manufacturing Areas: Primary and Secondary Filtration
Paul F. Gundlach and A.L. Ivester
8
Cotton Dust Control: Opening and Blending
Andrew G. Schauder
13
Cotton Dust Control: Carding
D.L. McKay
15
Cotton Dust Control: Drawing
Melvin R. Witcher, Jr.
17
Cotton Dust Control: Wastehouses
Miller T. Jones, Jr.
19
Dust and Lint Control with Modular Filtration
F. Raymond Childress and Frederick M. Shofner
20
Removal and Collection of Microdust and Respirable Dust from Cotton Fibers
F.M. Shofner and G.F. Williams
25
Factors Affecting the Size Distribution of Cotton Dust Particles: A Progress Report
J.B. Cocke, R.E. Harrison, and J.D. Bargeron III
28
Proximate, Elemental, and Microscopical Analyses of "Standard Cotton Dusts"
R.J. Berni, L.N. Domelsmith, W.R. Goynes, and M. Karol
32
Chemical Differentiation of Card Dusts from the 1983 Area of Growth/Varieties Study I. Proximate and Elemental Analyses
L.N. Domelsmith, R.J. Berni, J.B. Cocke, and H.H. Perkins, Jr.
37
Chemical Differentiation of Card from the 1983 Area of Growth/Varieties Study. II. Capillary Gas Chromatographic Analyses of Derivatized Extracts
L.N. Domelsmith, R.J. Berni, H.H. Perkins, Jr., and J.B. Cocke
42
Volatile Terpene Content of Glanded and Glandless Cotton Cultivars and Lines
G.W. Elzen, H.J. Williams, A.A. Bell, R.D. Stipanovic, and S. B. Vinson
47
From L-Phenylalanine to Condensed Tannins: A Brief Review of Tannin Chemistry and Biochemistry and a Report on its Distribution in Cotton Plant Parts
Bock G. Chan
49
High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Analysis of Cotton Dusts, Flax Dusts, and Gossypium Tannins
John P. McCormick and Karen A. Ryan
53
Experiments with Bracts and Bract Dusts
Philip R. Morey, Janet J. Fischer, K.K. Foarde, M. D. Attfield, and D. Riffle
58
A Replica-Plating Method for Assessment of the Bacterial Composition of Cotton Dust
P.D. Millner, K.E. Powers, H.H. Perkins, Jr., and M. Kinoshita
63
Rate of Opening of Cotton Bolls - A Preliminary Study of a Possible Secondary Causal Factor in Byssinosis
P.B. Marsh, M.E. Simpson, T.W. Culp, and D. Harrell
67
Exceptionally Low Bacterial Counts Common on Raw Cotton Fiber from The, San Joaquin Valley of California
M.E. Simpson and P.B. Marsh
69
Contribution of Fungal Materials to Cotton Mill Dusts
Wilton R. Goynes, Joseph G. Montalvo, Jr., and Lloyd B. DeLuca
72
Observations on Byssinotics Diagnosed in the United Kingdom Between 1974 and 1980
G.B. Rooke, A.N. Dempsey, V.F. Hillier, J. Jeacock, and R. McNamee
75
Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function in Ex-Cotton and Flax Workers
P.C. Elwood, P.M. Sweetnam, J.H. El.wood, and M. Campbell
81
A Role for Chest Radiography in Evaluation of COPD in Long-Term Cotton Workers
Philip C. Pratt
86
Reproducibility of Shift Decrements in FEV(1) in Textile Workers
B. Boehlecke and R. Jacobs
88
The Characterization of Oxo-Octadecenoic Acids from Human Lung: Correlation with Byssinosis
Nancy J. Phillips, David G. Lynn, and William S. Lynn
91
Biologic Activities of Four Oxo-Octadecenoic Acids Found in Cotton Worker Lungs at Autopsy
William S. Lynn, David G. Lynn, Clifford Sachs, Jr., and Alan R. Jacobs
96
Effect of Acetylsalicylic Acid on Pulmonary Responses after Cotton Dust Exposure
Ragnar Rylander and Per Haglind
101
Further Experience with the Inhalation of Cotton Dust Extracts in Human Volunteers
D.A. Johnson, T.A. Thomson, P.J. Nicholls, and M. McDermott
104
Newer Approaches to the Study of Byssinosis
E. Neil Schachter
108
Cotton Bract Lung Constricting Agent(s)
Marion G. Buck, James H. Wall, and E. Neil Schachter
110
Acute Respiratory Reactions to Cotton Dust in Healthy Non-Textile Workers
Robert M. Castellan, John L. Hankinson, and Joseph B. Cocke
113
Respiratory Function in Cotton Workers Exposed to Dust from Glanded and Glandless Cotton Dust
Ragnar Rylander and Per Haglind
118
Gossonorol Induction of Prostaglandin F2, in Pulmonary Alveolar Macrophages
R.L. Ziprin, K.R. Beerwinkle, and H.J. Williams
120
The Effect of Cotton Tannins on Prostaglandin and Histamine Release
G.A. Greenblatt and M.H. Elissalde
122
Effect of Endotoxin and Tannin on Canine Tracheal Epithelium and Shunt Pathway
M.M. Cloutier, J.A. Russell, and M.S. Rohrbach
125
Tannin Mediated Release of Neutrophil Chemotactic Factor from Alveolar Macrophages
Michael S. Rohrbach, Rebecca A. Rolstad, Teresa Kreofsky, and James A. Russell
128
Cotton Bracts Tannin Is a Cytotoxin for Porcine Endothelial Cells
Christopher M. Johnson, Michelle Nyberg Hanson, and Michael S. Rohrbaqh
130
Cotton Dust and Bracts as Releasers of Arachidonate Metabolites from Alveolar Macrophages
N. El-Mahdy, P.J. Nicholls, R.C. Brown, and A. Poole
134
Endotoxins in Airborne Dusts from Cottons of Different Varieties or Areas of Growth
S.A. Olenchock, R.M. Castellan, P. Sasser, and J.B. Cocks
138
Prostaglandin Production Following Aerosol Exposure to Enterobacter agglomerans Endotoxin (LPS) and Endotoxoid
Robert Burrell and Ilkka Helander
142
Endotoxin Activity and Microbial Study of Cotton Dust Particles of Known Sizes
J.J. Fischer, M. Ellakkani, P. Thorne, D. Weyel, Y. Alarie, and M. Karol
144
Comparison of the Respiratory Response of Guinea Pigs to Cotton Dust and Endotoxin from Enterobacter agglomerans
M. Karol, M. Ellakkani, M. Barnett, Y. Alarie, and J.J. Fischer
146
The Effect of Repeated Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Aerosol Exposure on the Structure of the Distal Lung
R. Clark Lantz, David E. Hinton, and Robert Burrell
148
The Action of Endotoxin and Flax Dust Extract on Airway Smooth Muscle and Human Platelets
J.A. Russell, E.J. Simons, T. Kreofsky, and M.S. Rohrbach
151
The Effect of Complement on the LPS Aerosol Generated Tissue Responses of the Lung
R. Burrell, R.C. Lantz, and D.E. Hinton
154
Stimulation of Interleukin 1 Production by Alveolar Macrophages by Endotoxin from Various Bacterial Species
Daniel M. Lewis
157
Platelet Activating Factor in Alveolar Macrophages after Exposure to Standard Cotton Dust
Lena Beijer and Ragnar Rylander
160
Use of a Parallel Stage Impactor to Assess the Particle Size Distribution of Cotton Dusts
D. Weyel, M. Ellakkani, Y. Alarie, and M. Karol
163
Potencies of Selected Cotton Dusts as Assessed by the Human and the Guinea Pig Model
M. Karol, M. Barnett, M. Ellakkani, Y. Alarie, and D. Weyel
165
Effects from 12-Month Inhalation of Cotton Dust
M.A. Ellakkani, Y. Alarie, D. Weyel, and M. Karol
167
Respiratory Parameters Which Characterize the Response of Guinea Pigs to Inhalation of Cotton Dust
Y. Alarie, M. Ellakkani, D. Weyel, and M. Karol
171
Pulmonary Function Analysis of Bronchoconstriction: A Survey of the Potential Etiological Agents and Mediators Following Cotton Dust Extract Inhalation in Rabbits
M.P. Bishop, P.A. Pilia, W.J. Moorman, and S.K. Ainsworth
178

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