Dose-Response Relationship
The quantitative relationship between the amount of exposure to a toxicant and the incidence of the adverse effects.

Stage 3 Mesothelioma
Stage 3 mesothelioma has spread to the chest wall, food pipe (oesophagus) or lymph nodes on the same side of the chest

Actinolite
Actinolite is the intermediate member; when iron is predominant the mineral is ferro-actinolite and when magnesium is predominant, the mineral is tremolite. The iron produces a green color that darkens as the iron content increases. Actinolite may occur in fibrous form (an asbestos). It is not used commercially, but is a common impurity in chrysotile asbestos.

Asbestosis
A chronic lung disease, resulting from the scarring of the lung tissues by asbestos fibers.

Asbestosis
A progressively restrictive fibrosis of the lung and is recognized as a disabling and fatal occupational disease.

Class IV asbestos work
Means maintenance and custodial activities during which employees contact but do not disturb ACM or PACM and activities to clean up dust, waste and debris resulting from Class I, II, and III activities.

Alimta (pemetrexed for injection)
Alimta is a new cancer drug used to treat malignant pleural mesothelioma. Alimta is given with cisplatin, another anti-cancer medicine.

Actinolite
One of the six types of asbestos.

Intermediate Exposure
Exposure to a chemical for a duration of 15-364 days, as specified in the Toxicological Profiles.

Asbestos Containing Material (ACM).
Any material or product that contains more than one percent asbestos.