Asbestos-related diseases of the lungs and pleura: uses, trends and management over the last century

dc.creatorBecklake, MR
dc.creatorBagatin, E
dc.creatorNeder, JA
dc.date2007
dc.dateAPR
dc.date2014-11-16T18:13:15Z
dc.date2015-11-26T16:24:35Z
dc.date2014-11-16T18:13:15Z
dc.date2015-11-26T16:24:35Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-28T23:05:31Z
dc.date.available2018-03-28T23:05:31Z
dc.identifierInternational Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease. Int Union Against Tuberculosis Lung Disease (i U A T L D), v. 11, n. 4, n. 356, n. 369, 2007.
dc.identifier1027-3719
dc.identifierWOS:000245388300002
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/54922
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/handle/REPOSIP/54922
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/54922
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1268457
dc.descriptionAsbestos is a descriptive term for a group of naturally occurring minerals known to mankind since ancient times. The main types of asbestos (chrysotile, and the amphiboles crocidolite and amosite) differ in chemical structure, biopersistence in human tissue and toxicity. Commercial exploitation, with little thought for environmental controls, increased over the twentieth century, particularly after World War H, to accommodate globalisation and the demands of the world's burgeoning cities. As its ill-health effects, both non-malignant (fibrosis of the lungs or asbestosis; pleural effusion, plaques and thickening) and malignant (mesothelioma, lung and other cancers), became evident, public pressure rose to control its use. The last decades of the last century saw decreases in exposure and rates of asbestosis in industrialised and in some less-industrialised countries, where pleural plaques and malignant mesothelioma are currently the most frequent manifestations of asbestos exposure. Longer follow-up of asbestos-exposed cohorts in mining and manufacturing has also strengthened the evidence of a fibre gradient in toxicity, with chrysotile exhibiting lower toxicity than the amphiboles, and amosite lower toxicity than crocidolite. The last decades of the twentieth century saw stabilisation and/or declines in mesothelioma rates in several industrialised countries. In less-industrialised countries, data on disease are sparse, exposure generally high and rates may peak in the future. Management of asbestos-related disease in the workplace requires collaboration between workers and unions (responsible for monitoring workplace dust levels, to which they must have access) and companies (responsible for engineering controls), reinforced by appropriate government regulations and by community support.
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dc.description4
dc.description356
dc.description369
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInt Union Against Tuberculosis Lung Disease (i U A T L D)
dc.publisherParis
dc.publisherFrança
dc.relationInternational Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease
dc.relationInt. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis.
dc.rightsfechado
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectasbestos
dc.subjectdiseases of the lung and pleura
dc.subjecttrends in disease
dc.subjectindustrialised and less-industrialised countries
dc.subjectChrysotile Asbestos
dc.subjectMesothelioma Incidence
dc.subjectEnvironmental Exposure
dc.subjectRespiratory Impairment
dc.subjectBronchoalveolar Lavage
dc.subjectMalignant Mesothelioma
dc.subjectPulmonary-function
dc.subjectSouth-africa
dc.subjectWorkers
dc.subjectMortality
dc.titleAsbestos-related diseases of the lungs and pleura: uses, trends and management over the last century
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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