Housing is an essential component of the living environment, and it has a substantial effect
on physical and mental well-being. Multiple housing factors, including inadequate …

Background Between 15 and 20% of prevalent cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) have been attributed to occupational exposures to vapours, gases, dusts …

Notwithstanding the ban in 1992, asbestos exposure for workers in the construction sector in
Italy remains a concern. The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of …

Aims: Several countries have banned the use of asbestos. The future health impacts of
previous use have been modeled but there are to our knowledge no convincing studies …

Background: Asbestos consumption in Latin America (LA) amounts to 10% of yearly global
production. Little is known about the impact of asbestos exposure in the region. Objective …

Background We assessed the cancer risks of four different Finnish asbestos-exposed
cohorts. We also explored if the cohorts with varying profiles of asbestos exposure exhibited …

Asbestos fibers are naturally occurring silicates that have been extensively used in the past,
including house construction, but because of their toxicity, their use has been banned in 63 …

Objectives Workers in the construction industry have been exposed to asbestos in various
occupations. In Italy, a National Mesothelioma Registry has been implemented more than 20 …

The paper presents examples of the consequences of the lack of negative pressure in the
work zone during asbestos removal. The asbestos fibre concentrations generated in those …

Background The objective of this study is to investigate the differences in incidence rates of
targeted diseases by classification of occupations among construction workers in Korea …