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Asbestos and Other Mineral Fibers: A Roadmap for Scientific Research
April 2007
NIOSH Docket Number 099
A public meeting was held on May 4, 2007, at the Holiday Inn Capitol, Washington, DC, as a forum for scientists and representatives of government agencies, industry, labor, and other stakeholders to comment on the draft document, “Asbestos and Other Mineral Fibers: A Roadmap for Scientific Research.” Comments received on the draft document were considered by NIOSH in preparing the draft Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research.
Pre-meeting Information
Notice; Notice of public meeting and availability for public comment; 72 FR 20552; 4/25/07 [PDF – 1,021 KB]
Meeting Information
Presentation by Middendorf (NIOSH) [PDF – 1,770 KB]
Presentation by Ford (National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association) [PDF – 1,940 KB]
Presentation by McConnell (ToxPath, Inc) [PDF – 21 KB]
Presentation by Gibbs (Safety Health Environment International Consultants Corporation) [PDF – 334 KB]
Presentation by Berman (Aeolus, Inc) [PDF – 54 KB]
Presentation by Lee and Strohmeier (RJ Lee Group, Inc) [PDF – 11,890 KB]
Presentation by Fore (National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)) [PDF – 101 KB]
Table to Presentation by Nolan and Langer [PDF – 12 KB]
Figure to Presentation by Nolan and Langer
Presentation by Hartley (Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook, & Brickman) [PDF – 1,006 KB]
Presentation by Lemen (former NIOSH Director/Assistant Surgeon General USPHS (ret.)) [PDF – 1,680 KB]
Presentation by Egilman (Brown University) [PDF – 314 KB]
List of attendees [PDF – 85 KB]
Post-meeting Information
Transcript of the NIOSH Public Meeting on Asbestos and Other Mineral Fibers: A Roadmap for Scientific Research; Washington, DC; 5/4/07 [PDF – 242 KB]
Submission to the docket from Lai (Environmental Protection Agency) – 2/28/07 [PDF – 104 KB]
Submission to the docket from Mortimer (private person) – 3/3/07 [PDF – 20 KB]
Submission to the docket from Guidotti (private person) – 3/11/07 [PDF – 102 KB]
Submission to the docket from Myers (US Department of the Interior) – 4/25/07 [PDF – 3,590 KB]
Submission to the docket from Kovacs (US Chamber of Commerce) – 5/3/97 [PDF – 71 KB]
Submission to the docket from Hartley (Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook, & Brickman, LLC) – 5/4/07 [PDF – 3,910 KB]
Submission to the docket from Castleman (Environmental Consultant) – 5/4/07 [PDF – 72 KB]
Submission to the docket from Newman (private person) – 5/5/07 [PDF – 32 KB]
Submission to the docket from Nath (University of North Carolina at Asheville) – 5/15/07 [PDF – 36 KB]
Submission to the docket from Stiber (Environmental Protection Agency) – 5/22/07 [PDF – 28 KB]
Submission to the docket from Addison (John Addison Consultancy Ltd) – 5/27/07 [PDF – 80 KB]
Submission to the docket from Ahmed (private person) – 5/29/07 [PDF – 51 KB]
Submission to the docket from Ellis (Industrial Minerals Association – North America (IMA-NA)) – 5/30/07 [PDF – 11,020 KB]
Submission to the docket from Oberta (The Environmental Consultancy) – 5/30/07 [PDF – 100 KB]
Submission to the docket from Webber (School of Public Health, SUNY) – 5/30/07 [PDF – 187 KB]
Submission to the docket from Kelse (RT Vanderbilt Company, Inc)(with file attachments – 5/30/07) [PDF – 952 KB]
File 1 [PDF – 3,390 KB]
File 2 [PDF – 15,190 KB]
File 3 [PDF – 2,160 KB]
File 4 [PDF – 8,660 KB]
File 5 [PDF – 5,290 KB]
File 6 [PDF – 11,200 KB]
File 7 [PDF – 4,620 KB]
File 8 [PDF – 3,320 KB]
File 9 [PDF – 4,770 KB]
Submission to the docket from Berman (Aeolus, Inc) – 5/31/07 [PDF – 6,800 KB]
Submission to the docket from Fleiner (Georgia-Pacific) – 5/31/07 [PDF – 187 KB]
Submission to the docket from Ford (National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association) – 5/31/07 [PDF – 22,950 KB]
Submission to the docket from Jones (American Society of Safety Engineers) – 5/31/07 [PDF – 209 KB]
Submission to the docket from Laubenthal (The Environmental Institute) – 5/31/07 [PDF – 82 KB]
Submission to the docket from Manuppello (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) – 5/31/07 [PDF – 212 KB]
Submission to the docket from Van Orden (RJ Lee Group, Inc) – 5/31/07 [PDF – 848 KB]
Questions for peer reviewers to consider [PDF – 71 KB]
Compilation of peer reviewer comments – 10/5/07 [PDF – 288 KB]
Response to peer reviewer comments [PDF – 284 KB]
Peer Review
Title: Current Intelligence Bulletin: Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research
Subject: The state of the science of asbestos and other elongated mineral particles.
Purpose: Development of a research framework to reduce uncertainties in our understanding of the determinants of toxicity of asbestos and other elongated mineral particles.
Timing of Review: September 2007
Primary Disciplines or Expertise Needed for Review: Toxicology, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, and analytical chemistry
Type of Review: Individual
Number of Reviewers: 9
Reviewers Selected by: NIOSH
Public Nominations Requested for Reviewers: No
Opportunities for the Public to Comment: Yes
Peer Reviewers Provided with Public Comments Before Their Review: Yes
Peer Reviewers:
William Eschenbacher, MD
Respiratory Physician, Group Health Associates
Areas of Expertise: Pulmonary Medicine
Recommended by: NIOSH
Morton Lippmann, PhD
Director of EPA Center for Particulate Matter Health Effects Research at New York University
Areas of Expertise: Aerosol Science
Recommended by: NIOSH
David Michaels, PhD, MPH
Research Professor and Associate Chairman of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health George Washington University
Areas of Expertise: Epidemiology
Recommended by: NIOSH
Franklin Mirer PhD, CIH
Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Hunter College
Areas of Expertise: Toxicology, Industrial Hygiene
Recommended by: NIOSH
Brooke Mossman, PhD
University of Vermont
Areas of Expertise: Environmental Toxicology
Recommended by: NIOSH
L. Oliver, MD, MPH
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Recommended by: NIOSH
William Rom, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Professor of Environmental Medicine New York University
Areas of Expertise: Director of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Recommended by: NIOSH
Brad Van Gosen, MS
Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey
Areas of Expertise: Geology and Mineralogy
Recommended by: NIOSH
Ann Wylie,PhD
Professor of Geology, University of Maryland
Areas of Expertise: Geologist
Recommended by: NIOSH