ASBESTOS ABROAD
Finland, Austria, China

Do you have questions about asbestos in Finland, Austria or China?

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NEWS UPDATE:

Finland (Kiviluoto, 1960), Bulgaria (Zolov et, 1967), Japan (Hiraoka et al, 1998): high frequency of pleural plaques among people living close to ANTHOPHYLLITE mining and milling facilities.

Austria (Neuberger et al, 1978): high frequency of pleural plaques among people living close to a TREMOLITE-ACTINOLITE mine

China (Luo et al, 1998): farmers living in a “CROCIDOLITE pollution rural area” compared to a control group in the same province: strong excess of lung cancer (RR=5.7) and mesothelioma (RR=182)

Courtesy of the EPA