An Unjustified Prognosis of the Number of Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer Cases Caused by an Increase in Airborne Asbestos Concentrations as a Result of Removing of Asbestos-Cement Products by Neonila Szeszenia-Dąbrowska, Beata Świątkowska

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Asbestos and Probable Microscopic Polyangiitis by George S Rashed Philteos, Kelly Coverett, Rajni Chibbar, Heather A Ward, Donald W Cockcroft

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Clinical Investigation of Benign Asbestos Pleural Effusion by Nobukazu Fujimoto, Kenichi Gemba, Keisuke Aoe, Katsuya Kato, Takako Yokoyama, Ikuji Usami, Kazuo Onishi, Keiichi Mizuhashi, Toshikazu Yusa, Takumi Kishimoto

“…There is no detailed information about benign asbestos pleural effusion (BAPE). The aim of the study was to clarify the clinical features of BAPE. …”
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A 26-Year-Old Male with Mesothelioma Due to Asbestos Exposure by P. Zarogoulidis, M. Orfanidis, T. C. Constadinidis, E. Eleutheriadou, T. Kontakiotis, T. Kerenidi, L. Sakkas, N. Courcoutsakis, K. Zarogoulidis

“…A medical history was carefully taken and asbestos exposure was immediately mentioned by the patient. …”
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Evaluation of the genotoxic and transformation potential induced by asbestos compared to cleavage fragments by Sebastiano La Maestra, Gaia M. Militello, Stefano Alberti, Mirko Benvenuti, Laura Gaggero

“…Abstract The World Health Organization has confirmed that asbestos fibres are carcinogenic, claiming that asbestos-related diseases should be eradicated worldwide. …”
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Economic valuation of the thermal inertization of asbestos waste—an Italian case study by Silvia Ferrini, Filippo Pampaloni, Francesco Delogu, Giulia Goffetti, Cecilia Viti, Giancarlo Capitani

“… Asbestos-containing waste presents a multifaceted challenge to governments and society, demanding innovative solutions. …”
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Characterization of Asbestos in Ambient Air During Refractory Material Production from Magnesite Ore by Mehmet Ali Küçüker

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Análisis de las luchas sociales contra el asbesto en Colombia by Enver Vargas Murcia

“…En el estudio se contempla la génesis del asbesto, las denuncias hechas por expertos, trabajadores y organizaciones de víctimas por décadas para su control y prohibición, y algunos de los tropiezos que sortearon los sujetos para su regulación. …”
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Asbestos-related diseases in Africa: sentinel cases of mesothelioma and asbestosis from DR Congo by Joseph Pyana Kitenge, Adriana Dubbeldam, Qonita Said-Hartley, Steven Ronsmans, Mohamed Jeebhay, Benoit Nemery

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Understanding exposure risk using soil testing and GIS around an abandoned asbestos mine by Abhijeet V. Jadhav, Nilesh Gawde, Ramesh Veerappan, Yeyong Choi, Arthur L. Frank

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GREEN DIOPSIDE WITH MAUVE TERMINATION FROM THE BAZHENOVSKOE CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSIT, CENTRAL URALS by V.A. Popov

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Risk Factors of Mortality from All Asbestos-Related Diseases: A Competing Risk Analysis by Rafael Abós-Herràndiz, Teresa Rodriguez-Blanco, Isabel Garcia-Allas, Isabel-Magdalena Rosell-Murphy, Constança Albertí-Casas, Josep Tarrés, Illona Krier-Günther, Xavier Martinez-Artés, Ramon Orriols, Isidre Grimau-Malet, Jaume Canela-Soler

“…The mortality from all malignant and nonmalignant asbestos-related diseases remains unknown. The authors assessed the incidence and risk factors for all asbestos-related deaths. …”
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Yellow Nail Syndrome with Bilateral Pleural Plaques and Diffuse Pleural Thickening: A Mimic of Asbestos Related Disease by Adam Dallmann, Richard L. Attanoos

“…An evaluation of the occupational history identified no known asbestos exposure. Electron microscopic mineral fibre analysis detected no asbestos fibres. …”
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Il corpo nelle esperienze di disastro e attivismo in siti contaminati dall’amianto by Agata Mazzeo

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Role of transforming growth factor-β1 in down-regulating TNF production by alveolar macrophages during asbestos-induced pulmonary fibrosis by Irma Lemaire, Sophie Ouellet

“…To determine the respective contribution of these different inhibitors in TNF suppression, AM from rats exposed to fibrogenic asbestos for weeks were treated with neutralizing antibody against TGF-β1 or indomethacin, an inhibitor of PGE2 synthesis. …”
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Enduring health effects of asbestos use in Belgian industries: a record-linked cohort study of cause-specific mortality (2001–2009) by Laura Van den Borre, Patrick Deboosere

“…Only construction workers experience significantly higher pharyngeal cancer mortality (SMR 151; CI 104 to 212).Conclusions The study identifies vulnerable groups of Belgian asbestos workers, demonstrating the current-day health repercussions of historical asbestos use. …”
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Micro-characterization of Dust and Materials of Dust Origin at a Cement Industry Located in Bangladesh by Zerin Binte Alam, Kazi A. B. M. Mohiuddin

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Comparison Between Nano- and Micro-Sized Copper Particles as Fillers in NAO Friction Materials by Sanjeev Sharma, Jayashree Bijwe, Mukesh Kumar

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Pleuroparenchymal Lung Disease Secondary to Nonoccupational Exposure to Vermiculite by Fahad Al-Ghimlas, Victor Hoffstein

“…An unusual case of pleuroparenchymal lung disease caused by the inhalation of vermiculite dust, presumably containing asbestos fibers is described. The uniqueness of the case lies in the very indirect nature of exposure – the wife of a factory owner, rather than a worker exposed to asbestos, whose factory manufactured vermiculite. …”
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A Computational Study on the Use of an Aluminium Metal Matrix Composite and Aramid as Alternative Brake Disc and Brake Pad Material by Nosa Idusuyi, Ijeoma Babajide, Oluwaseun. K. Ajayi, Temilola. T. Olugasa

“…The braking process and following release period were simulated for four material combinations, GCI disc and Asbestos pad, GCI disc and Aramid pad, AMC disc and Asbestos pad, AMC disc and Aramid pad using COMSOL Multiphysics software. …”
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