4. P. O. ADDRESS: Appalachian Lab. for Occupational and Respiratory Diseases, BOSH, CPEHS

The primary emphasis of this laboratory is the study of occupational respiratory disease, particularly coal miners' pneumoconiosis.

The laboratory plans, develops and conducts a program of clinical and laboratory
research on coal miners' pneumoconiosis, develops diagnostic tests and procedures
to be used in establishing guides or standards for determing the prevalence of
occupational respiratory disease, and participates in the joint PHS-US Bureau
of Mines medical-environmental study of miners to determine the adequacy of coal-
dust safety standards. (06-10, 06-16).

ADDITIONAL COSATI CODES:

SURVEY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES

Conducted By THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION For The

FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

493

494

This laboratory has equipment normal to a clinical and research facility involved in occupational health research.

9. COMMENT AND PUBLICATION REFERENCES:

This laboratory is a facility of the Bureau of Occupational Safety and Health,
ECA.

Program information is contained in "A Look at the Bureau of Occupational
Safety and Health," which is available from the laboratory.

P. O. ADDRESS: Arctic Health Research Center, BCEM, ECA, CPEHS

B.

(County)

Alaska
(State)

The Arctic Health Research Center is the first established area ecology center
of the Environmental Control Administration. As such, it conducts a complete
program of scientific investigations, testing, demonstrations, and training
on problems effecting human health in arctic and cold weather climate. Major
fields include epidemiology, nutrition, and metabolic diseases; diseases of
animals transmissible to man; environmental sanitation and engineering;
entamology and physiology. (06-06, 06-19, 05-05, 13-02-Water supply, waste,
and sanitary engineering).

ADDITIONAL COSATI CODES:

SURVEY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES

Conducted By THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION For The

FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

495

496

This laboratory has equipment normal to a facility of this type.

9. COMMENT AND PUBLICATION REFERENCES:

This laboratory is part of the Bureau of Community Environmental
Management, ECA.

The laboratory publishes a Quarterly Report, which is available from the laboratory.