Title |
Recent Scientific Evidence Regarding Asbestos Use and Health Consequences of Asbestos Exposure
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Published in |
Current Environmental Health Reports, September 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/s40572-016-0109-9 |
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Authors |
Manuela Valenzuela, Margarita Giraldo, Sonia Gallo-Murcia, Juliana Pineda, Laura Santos, Juan Pablo Ramos-Bonilla |
Abstract |
To justify the continuous use of two million tons of asbestos every year, it has been argued that a safe/controlled use can be achieved. The aim of this review was to identify recent scientific studies that present empirical evidence of: 1) health consequences resulting from past asbestos exposures and 2) current asbestos exposures resulting from asbestos use. Articles with evidence that could support or reject the safe/controlled use argument were also identified. A total of 155 articles were included in the review, and 87 % showed adverse asbestos health consequences or high asbestos exposures. Regarding the safe/controlled use, 44 articles were identified, and 82 % had evidence suggesting that the safe/controlled use is not being achieved. A large percentage of articles with evidence that support the safe/controlled use argument have a conflict of interest declared. Most of the evidence was developed in high-income countries and in countries that have already banned asbestos. |
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United States | 1 | 25% |
New Zealand | 1 | 25% |
Colombia | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 27 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 5 | 19% |
Other | 4 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 11% |
Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 11% |
Researcher | 2 | 7% |
Other | 6 | 22% |
Unknown | 4 | 15% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 41% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 7% |
Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 7% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 4% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 4% |
Other | 4 | 15% |
Unknown | 6 | 22% |