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Asbestos and the Future of Mass Torts [PDF]

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Asbestos was once referred to as a miracle mineral' for its ability to withstand heat and it was used in thousands of products. But exposure to asbestos causes cancer and other diseases. As of the beginning of 2001, 600,000 individuals had filed lawsuits
Michelle J. White
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Accommodating the Allergic Employee in the Workplace [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
[Excerpt] Once an employer learns an applicant or employee is allergic, and in need of an accommodation, the employer may be required by the Americans with Disabilities Act to provide the needed accommodation.
Brown, Nellie J
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Incidencia en España de la asbestosis y otras enfermedades pulmonares benignas debidas al amianto durante el período 1962-2010

open access: yesRevista Española de Salud Pública, 2012
Fundamentos: En España carecemos de una descripción completa de las enfermedades profesionales causadas por el amianto. El objetivo del presente trabajo esconocer la incidencia durante el período 1962-2010 de las asbestosis y otras enfermedades ...
Montserrat García Gómez   +2 more
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Assessment of potential exposure to friable insulation materials containing asbestos [PDF]

open access: yes
Asbestos and the procedures for assessing potential exposure hazards are discussed. Assessment includes testing a bulk sample of the suspected material for the presence of asbestos, and monitoring the air, if necessary.
Kim, W. S., Kuivinen, D. E.
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Immunology of occupational lung diseases caused by dust: an overview [PDF]

open access: yes, 1986
The lungs are exposed to numerous injurious substances.Such injury may be the result of immunological or non-immunological mechanisms. The lung clears itself of inhaled particles by means of ciliated cells lining the airways and the macrophages.The ...
Krishnan, S   +2 more
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Odgovornost za štetu zbog bolesti pomorca (azbestoza) : [prikaz presude]

open access: yesPoredbeno Pomorsko Pravo, 2004
Azbest, s obzirom na svoja štetna svojstva predstavlja opasnu stvar, zbog toga rad s njime predstavlja opasnu djelatnost (posebno kad tuženik nije osigurao odgovarajuću zaštitnu opremu). Šteta koja je nastala u svezi s opasnom stvari, tj.
Vesna Skorupan
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Isoprostanes – A novel major group of oxidative stress markers

open access: yesInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2016
Isoprostanes are a recently discovered group of prostaglandin isomers. Results of previous studies suggest that they can be used as oxidative stress markers, because in a number of cardiovascular, pulmonary and neurological diseases their levels in ...
Marta Czerska   +2 more
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ASBESTOSIS.

open access: yesSouth African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1996
No Abstract.
openaire   +2 more sources

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