2003
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-81232003000400013
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Abstract: This article has the aim of rescuing the fight for the banishment of asbestos in Americas. The authors emphasize the importance of the asbestos as a problem of Public

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“…Consequently, informed workers and families could be more proactive and ask for more accurate MCP diagnosis and reporting to have access to insurance benefits. In Brazil, only during the 1990s did asbestos as a cause of respiratory diseases and malignant neoplasms become a matter of public debate and increased workers’ awareness …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Consequently, informed workers and families could be more proactive and ask for more accurate MCP diagnosis and reporting to have access to insurance benefits. In Brazil, only during the 1990s did asbestos as a cause of respiratory diseases and malignant neoplasms become a matter of public debate and increased workers’ awareness …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Asbestos, for example, was banished from most northern hemisphere countries because of its proven carcinogenic effects, something that has not occurred in many southern hemisphere countries, such as Brazil, where production, importation and use of the material continue 74 , despite the warnings of health workers since start of the last century 75,76 . On the other hand, international trade may be affected by bans or permissions on the entry of products classified as threatening or not to health or the environment.…”
Section: Final Considerationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Amianto: mineral mágico ou maldito? Ecologia humana e disputa político-econômica, p. [15][16][17][18]op. cit.,p.…”
Section: Os Atores E Os Discursos Acerca Do Amiantounclassified
“…No Brasil, que anda na contramão influenciado pelo forte lobby pró amiantoatores privados (empresas relacionadas à extração, industrialização, comercialização de derivados de amianto) e públicos (em especial o Estado de Goiás e o Município de Minaçu), a Associação Brasileira dos Expostos ao Amianto -ABREA, criada em 1995, lidera a luta que, em suma, defende o total banimento do amianto. 18 Outro fundamento levantado pelos que defendem esta bandeira é a inexistência de limites seguros à exposição. 19 Após a apresentação dos atores e discursos envolvidos no tema em estudo, fazse necessário compreender como os mesmos se inserem no contexto internacional, mais precisamente nas formas de globalização que podem ser observadas.…”
Section: A) Atores Pró-amianto E O Uso Controladounclassified