Lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis
Exposures to asbestos and its impact on public health are substantial
(17) Resolution Concerning Asbestos. In: Ninety-fifth International Labour Conference, Geneva, 31 May - 16 June 2006. Report of the Committee on Safety and Health. Geneva, International Labour Conference (Provisional Record 20), Annex 20/69.
9. Three main things seem to be important in determining your likelihood of developing an asbestos related disease.
Because it is so hard to destroy asbestos fibers, the body cannot break them down or remove them once they are lodged in lung or body tissues. They remain in place where they can cause disease.
3. Floor tiles
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(C) the heart (the pericardial region).
* Insulation around pipes and boilers, and
4. Get a vacuum
Housekeepers and custodians should never sand or dry buff asbestos containing floor tiles, and only wet stripping methods may be used during stripping operations. Low abrasion pads should be used at speeds below 300 rpm.
2. False
IPCS (1998) Environmental Health Criteria 203: Chrysotile Asbestos. World Health Organisation, Geneva.
o National Cancer Institute (1-800-4-CANCER)
o OSU Wellness Center

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Rogers AJ, Leigh J, Berry G et al. (1994) Dose-response relationship between airborne and lung asbestos fibre type, length and concentration, and the relative risk of mesothelioma. Ann Occ Hyg, 38, Supplement 1: 631-638.
There is no effective treatment for asbestosis; the disease is usually disabling or fatal. The risk of asbestosis is minimal for those who do not work with asbestos; the disease is rarely caused by neighborhood or family exposure. Those who renovate or demolish buildings that contain asbestos may be at significant risk, depending on the nature of the exposure and precautions taken.
Asbestosis is a serious, chronic, non-cancerous respiratory disease. Inhaled asbestos fibers aggravate lung tissues, which cause them to scar. Symptoms of asbestosis include shortness of breath and a dry crackling sound in the lungs while inhaling. In its advanced stages, the disease may cause cardiac failure.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 97, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
* Siding shingles on old residential buildings
(9) IARC. IARC Monographs, Supplement 7: Asbestos. Lyon, International Agency for research on Cancer, 1987.
Asbestos has been used in thousands of products for a vast number of applications, such as roofing shingles, water supply lines, fire blankets, plastic fillers, and medical packing, as well as clutches and brake linings, gaskets and pads for automobiles. As a result of increasing health concerns, the use of asbestos has declined in many countries. The use of crocidolite and products containing this fibre as well as spraying of all forms of asbestos have been prohibited under the ILO Convention No. 162 from 1986 Concerning Safety in the Use of Asbestos. However, chrysotile asbestos is still widely used, with approximately 90% being employed in asbestos-cement building materials, the largest users of which are developing countries (11). Other remaining uses of chrysotile are friction materials (7%), textiles and other applications (11).

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Sec. 90.002. PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING. Pulmonary function testing required by this chapter must be interpreted by a physician:
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* Wall and ceiling texture in older buildings and homes
The incidence of asbestos-related diseases is related to fibre type, fibre size, fibre dose and to industrial processing of the asbestos (6). No threshold has been identified for the carcinogenic risk of chrysotile (5). Cigarette smoking increases the risk of lung cancer from asbestos exposure (5;10).
Rogers AJ, Leigh J, Berry G et al. (1991) Relationship between lung asbestos fibre type and concentration and relative risk of mesothelioma: a case control study. Cancer 67(7):1912-1921.
1. Many older buildings will contain some asbestos. You are likely to find asbestos in:
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(4) WHO. Asbestos. In: Air Quality Guidelines, 2nd ed. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2000.
The quantities of chrysotile imported into Australia currently are unknown. The amounts of chrysotile imported into Australia was approximately 1500 tonnes per year from 1990 to 1999. However with the severe restriction effective from 31 December 2003, the importation amounts are likely to be very small. The regulatory action was based on the findings of the assessment report.
(A) verifies that the physician or a medical professional employed by and under the direct supervision and control of the physician:
IARC (1988) Man-made mineral fibres and radon. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans :Vol 43. International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon.
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When is Asbestos Dangerous?
Environmental exposure assessment