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THU0124 Occupational exposure to asbestos and risk of rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
, 2017 Anna Ilar +5 more
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The Impact of War on Asthma, a Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis: An EAACI Task Force Report
Allergy, Volume 81, Issue 1, Page 69-83, January 2026.ABSTRACT Wartime events have been followed by an increase in asthma prevalence, which is believed to result from a combination of environmental hazards and psychological trauma. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to investigate this relationship by pooling available data on various wartime exposures, such as occupational, environmental, and
João Cavaleiro Rufo +12 more
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Comments on the 2014 Helsinki Consensus Report on Asbestos
Annals of Global Health, 2016 Background: The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) convened an Expert Committee in 2014 to update the 1997 and 2000 Helsinki criteria on asbestos, asbestosis, and cancer.
Philip J. Landrigan, Collegium Ramazzini
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, 2006 In twenty years of asbestos litigation, procedural reforms at all levels of the civil litigation system have failed to reduce plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees. The result has been dramatic undercompensation of asbestos tort victims.
Davidson, Jeffrey M.
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A ceramic composite thermal insulation [PDF]
, 1967 Ceramic composite thermal insulation comprised of alumina-silica fibers, pigmentary potassium titanate, and asbestos fibers, bonded with a colloidal silica sol has improved insulating capabilities to both radiant and convective heat.
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Respatializing Toxic Harm: The Case Against Sacrifice Zones
Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Describing heavily polluted areas as “sacrifice zones” has become commonplace in recent decades, as diverse groups resist their unwitting exposure to destructive and toxic industrial, municipal, and military activities. However, pollutants tend to seep, spill, leak, and drift from wherever they are concentrated, defying any notion of physical ...
Kimberley Anh Thomas +2 more
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Environmental aspects of remote sensing for the classification of asbestos industry impact on the landscape changes in Cyprus [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information SciencesThe Industrial Revolution led to the commercial exploitation of asbestos in Cyprus. Cyprus has the second largest asbestos deposits in Europe, after Italy.
E. Wilk, M. Krówczyńska, B. Zagajewski
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, 1996 Asbestos is a fiberlike insulation material that causes cancer and respiratory diseases, namely mesothelioma and asbestosis (Times, 1994). The victims of asbestos, which include people of all occupations, fiom asbestos-textile workers to secretaries at ...
Mikulcik \u2797, Matt
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Asbestos Induces Reduction of Tumor Immunity
Clinical and Developmental Immunology, 2011 Asbestos-related cancers such as malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer are an important issue in the world. There are many conflicts concerning economical considerations and medical evidence for these cancers and much confusion regarding details of the ...
Naoko Kumagai-Takei +7 more
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Tabulation of Asbestos Related-Terminology [PDF]
The definition of asbestos often varies depending on the source or publication in which it is used. This report summarizes asbestos-related definitions taken from a variety of academic, industrial, and regulatory sources.
Greg Meeker, Heather Lowers
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