Asbestos: South Africa

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Wagner et al (1960): some mesothelioma cases without known occupational exposure

Webster et al (1973): among 130 mesotheliomas without known occupational exposure, occurring between ed near a CROCIDOLITE mine

Botha et al (1986): excess of mortality for lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma in CROCIDOLITE mining districts compared with control districts

Rees et al (1999): among 22 mesotheliomas with exclusively environmental CROCIDOLITE mining area

Kielkowski et al (2000): excess of mesothelioma mortality among white women of the Prieska cohort (CROCIDOLITE mining and milling district)

Courtesy of the EPA