ReviewCureus2023
Does the Presence of Asbestos-Containing Materials in Buildings Post-construction and Before Demolition Have an Impact on the Exposure to Occupants in Non-occupational Settings?
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Examining the Environmental Ramifications of Asbestos Fiber Movement Through the Water-Soil Continuum: A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Asbestos Poverty as a New Paradigm for Multidimensional Urban Sustainability.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026Article
- Immune modulatory potential ofToxicology research · 2025Article
- Marble Waste Dump Yard in Rajasthan, India Revealed as a Potential Asbestos Exposure Hazard.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Analysis of mesothelioma cases and National Cancer Registry data to assess asbestos exposure in India.Public health action · 2024Article
- Editorial: Asbestos and disease genomics: is mesothelioma a genomic paradigm?Frontiers in toxicology · 2024Article
- Chinese expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma.Thoracic cancer · 2023Article
- Analysis of the Indian Government's position on the use of asbestos and its health effects.Public health action · 2023Article
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Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
This narrative review aims to determine if asbestos-containing materials in buildings pose a hazard to building occupants in non-occupational settings. This paper is limited to the post-construction and pre-demolition stages of a building. The researchers selected 19 studies from the 126 studies screened, concerning exposure to asbestos fibers in non-occupational building settings, with a focus on post-construction and pre-demolition phases. The literature review found that certain conditions, such as the measurement techniques, standards, and previous data availability, prevent a conclusive answer to the research question. Some studies have pointed towards an effect of asbestos-containing materials on health of occupants in non-occupational settings. But, there are some that do not suggest a positive relationship between non-occupational exposure and the presence of asbestos-containing materials, and therefore these provide scope for further research, as these studies also do not rule out the relationship completely. The present study highlights the gaps in current knowledge and indicates areas for further research. Until conclusive evidence based on revised threshold standards and accurate measurement techniques is available, asbestos-containing materials may be considered unsafe for use in non-occupational settings, especially ones that young people and children occupy.
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