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Asbestos Trust Transparency [PDF]
, 2018 Originally and for many years, the primary defendants in asbestos cases were companies that mined asbestos or manufactured amphibole-containing thermal insulation.
Behrens, Mark A.
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Environmental science and pollution research international, 2018 Asbestos is an environmental carcinogen, and asbestos-related diseases are a global-scale public health issue. We report three cases (one male and two females) of pleural malignant mesothelioma (PMM) caused by environmental asbestos exposure reported by ...
L. Vimercati +6 more
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The Haber Bosch Catalyst from Solid state Chemistry to Mesotechnology
Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.A comprehensive, multi‐scale, multi‐modal study of the structural diversity of a technical multi‐promoted Haber Bosch catalyst for ammonia synthesis is provided. The different contributions of ammonia Fe are revealed and the presence of cement phases that have yet not been incorporated into discussions on the function of this catalyst system is shown ...
Kassiogé Dembélé +20 more
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Determinants of the Perception of Asbestos
Safety & Fire Technology, 2019 Aim: The purpose of the article is to provide general information about the properties, application, legal aspects and methods of asbestos disposal. In addition, studies on the harmfulness of asbestos impact on the incidence of asbestos-related diseases ...
Dorota Szułczyńska
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Mesothelioma and asbestos [PDF]
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2008 The current state of knowledge concerning mesothelioma risk estimates is reviewed. Estimates of the risk of mesothelioma exist for the commercial asbestos fiber types chrysotile, amosite and crocidolite. Data also exist on which to assess risks for winchite (sodic tremolite) and anthophyllite asbestos.
Geoffrey Berry, Graham W. Gibbs
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives The impact of early‐life exposure to asbestos on disease risk remains uncertain. Childhood exposure to blue asbestos at Wittenoom has previously been linked to the development of malignant mesothelioma and various cancers in adulthood, as well as to a greater risk of all‐cause mortality compared with the general population.
Renee N. Carey +6 more
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Geospatial Health, 2018 Asbestos is carcinogenic to humans and exposure to this substance can cause a wide range of diseases. In Poland 1997, a statutory ban was introduced on the production, use and marketing of products containing asbestos. The National Programme for Asbestos
Małgorzata Krówczyńska, Ewa Wilk
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Biodurability is one of the main determinants of asbestos hazardousness for human health. Very little is known about the actual persistence of asbestos in lungs and its clearance, nor about differences in this regard between the different mineralogical ...
Silvia D. Visonà +12 more
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The Evolution of Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Distribution Plans [PDF]
, 2006 The evolution of asbestos litigation from the early 1970s to the present has become the source of much analysis. One commentator divides this history into several phases: the heroic phase, bureaucratic floundering, adaptation and maturity, search for ...
McGovern, Francis
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Differential protein folding and chemical changes in lung tissues exposed to asbestos or particulates [PDF]
, 2015 Environmental and occupational inhalants may induce a large number of pulmonary diseases, with asbestos exposure being the most risky. The mechanisms are clearly related to chemical composition and physical and surface properties of materials.
Bedolla Diana, E +14 more
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