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A 1996 review by William J. Nicholson and Philip J. Landrigan of Mount Sinai of epidemiologic studies of workers exposed to chrysotile asbestos alone or mixed with other types. It concludes that chrysotile is a proven cause of lung cancer and mesothelioma, that its lung cancer risk in manufacturing and product use is similar to that of amosite and crocidolite, and that claims it can be used safely are "contrary to fact and extremely dangerous." It puts crocidolite's potential to cause mesothelioma at roughly four to ten times chrysotile's for equal exposure.
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- Current Issues in Public Health
- Date
- 1996
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“Asbestos: A Status Report.” 1996. Current Issues in Public Health. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/articles/asbestos-a-status-report-1996.
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