Asbestos in commercial indian talc
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22969
Abstract: Abstract Background Easily available commercial Indian talc products widely used in Southeast Asia were examined for the presence of asbestos. Asbestos in talc products carry all risks of asbestos‐related disease. Methods Using polarizing light microscopy,… read more here.
Keywords: indian talc; microscopy; commercial indian; talc ... See more keywords
Asbestos‐associated genome‐wide DNA methylation changes in lung cancer
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DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30897
Abstract: Previous studies have revealed a robust association between exposure to asbestos and human lung cancer. Accumulating evidence has highlighted the role of epigenome deregulation in the mechanism of carcinogen‐induced malignancies. We examined the impact of… read more here.
Keywords: lung cancer; cancer; dna methylation; asbestos ... See more keywords
DNA methylation profiling of asbestos-treated MeT5A cell line reveals novel pathways implicated in asbestos response
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DOI: 10.1007/s00204-018-2179-y
Abstract: Occupational and environmental asbestos exposure is the main determinant of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), however, the mechanisms by which its fibres contribute to cell toxicity and transformation are not completely clear. Aberrant DNA methylation is… read more here.
Keywords: methylation; response; treated met5a; dna methylation ... See more keywords
Natural occurrence of asbestos in serpentinite quarries from Southern Spain
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-021-00811-7
Abstract: The nevado-filábride complex (NFC) (southern Spain) is well known for its widespread mining and quarrying activities. Serpentinite and metabasite rocks are extracted, processed and traded as building and ornamental stones. Due to the possible presence… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos; natural occurrence; occurrence asbestos; health ... See more keywords
Monitoring of airborne asbestos fibers in an urban ambient air of Shahryar City, Iran: levels, spatial distribution, seasonal variations, and health risk assessment
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-4029-0
Abstract: Asbestos, as with other pollutants in the air, has adverse effects on the health of human beings and animals. Today, the relationship between presence of asbestos fibers in the air breathed by humans and developing… read more here.
Keywords: ambient air; air; air shahryar; shahryar city ... See more keywords
Utility of Bronchoalveolar Lavage for the Diagnosis of Asbestos-Related Diseases
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DOI: 10.1016/j.arbr.2016.11.001
Abstract: Abstract Introduction Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) analysis has been proposed as an objective technique for confirming asbestos exposure. However, the reliability and diagnostic yield of this procedure has not been studied in Spain. The aim of… read more here.
Keywords: related diseases; bronchoalveolar lavage; diagnosis asbestos; asbestos related ... See more keywords
Where are the landfilled zones? Use of historical geographic information and local spatial knowledge to determine the location of underground asbestos contamination in Sibaté (Colombia).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110182
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Sibaté is a municipality located in the central region of Colombia, where the first asbestos-cement facility of the country has been in operation since 1942. Both a malignant pleural mesothelioma cluster and landfilled zones… read more here.
Keywords: location; colombia; landfilled zones; knowledge ... See more keywords
Solastalgia's mourning and the slowly evolving effect of asbestos pollution: A qualitative study in Italy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e03024
Abstract: In Italy, the problem of asbestos pollution is increasing in severity. In fact, in recent years, the number of people affected by asbestos-related illnesses has been growing because of the fibre's slowly evolving effects and… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos; pollution; study; solastalgia ... See more keywords
Asbestos-Related Disease
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jradnu.2017.12.003
Abstract: Abstract Asbestos exposure results in a spectrum of respiratory diseases. Both mesothelioma and lung cancer are directly associated with exposure to asbestos usually after a long latency period, whereas other noncancerous diseases such as asbestosis… read more here.
Keywords: radiology; related disease; asbestos; asbestos related ... See more keywords
Chest ultrasonography in health surveillance of asbestos related pleural disease.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2017.07.019
Abstract: High resolution computed tomography, (HRCT), is currently considered the diagnostic gold standard to diagnose early stage malignant pleural mesothelioma and other non-malignant pleural conditions, but it is expensive and exposes the patient to radiation dose.… read more here.
Keywords: pleural abnormalities; surveillance asbestos; health surveillance; asbestos ... See more keywords
Ophiolitic outcrops, naturally occurring asbestos exposure and mortality risk from malignant mesothelioma in Calabria (Southern Italy).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.04.008
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Naturally occurring asbestos from ophiolitic outcrops can pose a health risk to the resident population. Some studies have documented this risk of exposure in many areas around the world. The aim of the study… read more here.
Keywords: risk; ophiolitic outcrops; exposure; mortality ... See more keywords