Respirable Glass Wool

Preferred Label : Respirable Glass Wool;

NCIt synonyms : Fiberglass; Glass Fiber; Fibrous Glass;

NCIt definition : A manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is glass. Silicon dioxide is the primary chemical component in all glass types; however, many other metal oxides are present. Respirable glass wool has a mass median aerodynamic diameter of approximately 3.5 um or less. Fibers less than 1 um in diameter have the highest probability for deposition in the alveolar regions of the lung, where gas exchange occurs. The major uses of glass wool are in thermal, electrical, and acoustical insulation, weatherproofing and filtration media. The highest levels of occupational exposure to this fiber occur when it is used in confined spaces. The primary routes of potential human exposure to glass wool are inhalation and dermal and/or eye contact. It is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.;

Details

Origin ID

C44442;

UMLS CUI

C0060317;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Fiberglass [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Finespun glass (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- finespun glass [SNOMED Notion]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Fiberglass (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- fiberglass [MeSH concept]
- fiberglass [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Fiberglass (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Finespun glass (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- fiberglass [MeSH concept]
- fiberglass [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- finespun glass [SNOMED Notion]

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