Introduction The number of occupational diseases (OD) recorded in Poland in the 1990's
rapidly increased, and the number of recognized cases has steadily decreased until now …

Asbestos exposure is known to cause lung cancer and mesothelioma and its health and
economic impacts have been well documented. The exceptionally long latency periods of …

Abstract Asbestos-Containing Waste (ACW) in the form of a fragment from an asbestos-
cement board was subjected to high-energy milling in a planetary mill at a constant …

Objectives This study has researched the significance of histologically raised findings and
lung dust analyses in the context of claiming the recognition of and thus compensation for an …

Background Because asbestos dust is considered one of the most dangerous types of dust
for people's health, issues related to the effects of asbestos exposure still remain questions …

Objectives Despite extensive literature concerning the risk of lung cancer incidence among
asbestos workers there is still lack of data specifying the association between the level of …

Objectives Environmental exposure of the general population to asbestos in Poland is
mainly due to degradation of very popular asbestos-cement products and the resultant …

In Poland, the use of asbestos was banned in 1997 and asbestos plants have been closed
since then. Despite their closure, cases of asbestos-related occupational diseases among …

Background: Asbestos dust is one of the most dangerous pneumoconiotic and carcinogenic
agents. The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of asbestosis and pleural …

Background Occupational exposure to asbestos constitutes a major public health concern.
Despite this in many countries, data and registration systems for occupational asbestos …