ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2016
Occupational exposure in the removal and disposal of asbestos-containing materials in Italy.
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- Pollution of the environment and building interiors during asbestos removal as a result of lack of negative pressure in the working areas.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The asbestos-asbestosis exposure-response relationship: a cohort study of the general working population.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2024Article
- Quantitative assessment of asbestos fibers in some normal and pathological extra-abdominal tissues-a scoping review.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2023Article
- Comparison of the effects of use, protection, improper renovation and removal of asbestos products on the example of typical old office buildings in Poland.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Pleural mesothelioma risk in the construction industry: a case-control study in Italy, 2000-2018.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Mesothelioma Risk among Construction Workers According to Job Title: Data from the Italian Mesothelioma Register.La Medicina del lavoro · 2023Article
- Asbestos Exposure and Malignant Mesothelioma in Construction Workers-Epidemiological Remarks by the Italian National Mesothelioma Registry (ReNaM).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Benzene in Port Workers.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- In vitro genotoxicity of asbestos substitutes induced by coupled stimulation of dissolved high-valence ions and oxide radicals.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeA great variety of asbestos-containing materials are present in both residential and work settings because of the widespread use made in the past, and many occupational activities still entail the risk of asbestos exposure in Italy, more than 2 decades after the total national ban, mainly those involved in the removal and disposal of asbestos. The aim of the study was to evaluate the level and extent of asbestos exposure in Italy between the years 1996-2013 in the sector of asbestos abatement.
methodsData were collected from firm registries of asbestos-exposed workers and descriptive statistics were calculated for exposure-related variables.
resultsOverall, 15,860 measurements of asbestos exposure were selected from the national database of registries, mostly referring to the construction sector (N = 11,353). Despite the mean exposure levels are low, the air concentration of asbestos fibers measured during these activities may overcome the action level established by the Italian legislation and, in a limited number of cases, can exceed even the occupational limit value. Among occupations at higher risk, there are also garbage collectors and insulation workers.
conclusionsStarting from the analysis of the Italian database of occupational exposure registries, this study outlines the current levels of asbestos exposure in abatement-related sectors, discussing their possible implications for public health policies and surveillance programs.
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