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Carcinogenic fibrous silicate mineral
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Time-dependent effect of intensity of smoking and of occupational exposure to asbestos on the risk of lung cancer: results from the ICARE case–control study
article published in 2018
Statement in Response to Asbestos Industry Efforts to Prevent a Ban on Asbestos in Pakistan:Chrysotile Asbestos Use is Not Safe and Must Be Banned
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Scientists appeal to Quebec Premier Charest to stop exporting asbestos to the developing world.
scientific article published in April 2010
Analysis of latency time and its determinants in asbestos related malignant mesothelioma cases of the Italian register
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[The standard of the scientific communication and deaths attributable to exposure to asbestos in the cohort quoted by the Professor E. Gaffuri]
scientific article published on 01 September 2004
[How to compensate asbestos victims: different experiences]
scientific article published on 01 May 2008
Role of nitric oxide in the progression of pneumoconiosis
journal article published in 2004
Occupational dust exposure and the risk of laryngeal cancer in Turkey
journal article published in 2002
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Asbestos ( ass-BES-təs, az-, -⁠toss) is a group of naturally occurring, toxic, carcinogenic and fibrous silicate minerals. There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre (particulate with length substantially greater than width) being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into...

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