What Should be Done About Asbestos and Erionite Occurring locally?

As mentioned, Turkey is the best investigated country for these local findings, many other countries are also affected. Most probably, the problem is much more wide-spread and many other countries in the world probably have similar problems, only the risk has not been identified as yet. This is probably most likely in the developing countries, but many of the risks (for instance, in Corsica and Greece) have been identified only within the last one or two decades, so it is quite possible that new findings can be made also in industrialized countries.

Once the problem has been identified, the most important next step is to inform those affected of the risk and which habits should be avoided. For instance, white-washing of houses should be abandoned or rather other substances should be used. Good results will be achieved by this method alone, as shown in a recent paper from Turkey where there are indications that the incidence of mesothelioma is going down, and from Metsovo. In the erionite case in Turkey, where the problem is not any particular use of the substance but rather that it occurs in the ground, the only solution is to move the village.