ArticleJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2015
Multiple pathway asbestos exposure assessment for a Superfund community.
Article in Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Disparities in demographic and health indicators among communities by frequency of hazardous waste sites in Indiana, USA: differences by Superfund vs. brownfield classification.Environmental justice (Print) · 2025Article
- Understanding exposure risk using soil testing and GIS around an abandoned asbestos mine.Annals of global health · 2025Article
- A multi-pathogen behavioral exposure model for young children playing in public spaces in developing communities.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- The Italian Experience in the Development of Mesothelioma Registries: A Pathway for Other Countries to Address the Negative Legacy of Asbestos.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- An Approach to Overcome the Limitations of Surveillance of Asbestos Related Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: What We Learned from the Sibaté Study in Colombia.Annals of global health · 2023Article
- Case-fatality study of workers and residents with radiographic asbestos disease in Libby, Montana.American journal of industrial medicine · 2022Article
- Using GIS to Estimate Population at Risk Because of Residence Proximity to Asbestos Processing Facilities in Colombia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Ascertainment Bias in a Historic Cohort Study of Residents in an Asbestos Manufacturing Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Asbestos in High-Risk Communities: Public Health Implications.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Follow-Up of the Libby, Montana Screening Cohort: A 17-Year Mortality Study.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2020Article
- Libby Amphibole Disease: Pulmonary Function and CT Abnormalities in Vermiculite Miners.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2018Article
- Analysis of autoantibody profiles in two asbestiform fiber exposure cohorts.Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A · 2018Article
- Environmental asbestos exposure and risk of mesothelioma.Annals of translational medicine · 2017Review
- Where occupation and environment overlap: US Forest Service worker exposure to Libby Amphibole fibers.Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2015Article
- Autoimmune markers for progression of Libby amphibole lamellar pleural thickening.Inhalation toxicologyArticle
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Libby, MT, USA, was the home to workers at a historical vermiculite mining facility and served as the processing and distribution center for this industrial product that was contaminated with amphibole asbestos. Several pathways of environmental asbestos exposure to the general population have been identified. The local clinic and health screening program collects data from participants on past occupational and environmental exposures to vermiculite and asbestos. Health studies among this population have demonstrated associations between amphibole exposure and health outcomes, but critical questions regarding the nature and level of exposure associated with specific outcomes remain unanswered. The objective of this study was to develop a comprehensive exposure assessment approach that integrates information on individuals' contact frequency with multiple exposure pathways. For 3031 participants, we describe cumulative exposure metrics for environmental exposures, occupational exposures, and residents' contact with carry-home asbestos from household workers. As expected, cumulative exposures for all three occupational categories were higher among men compared with women, and cumulative exposures for household contact and environmental pathways were higher among women. The comprehensive exposure assessment strategies will advance health studies and risk assessment approaches in this population with a complex history of both occupational and environmental asbestos exposure.
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