Gibt es Unterschiede in den gesundheitsschädlichen Wirkungen von Chrysotil- und Amphibol-Asbest?

Baur, Xaver; Schneider, Joachim; Woitowitz, H.‐J.; Garrido, Marcial Velasco

doi:10.1055/s-0032-1309980

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“…In a recent review of the literature, including in vitro and animal experiments and epidemiological studies, authors of this manuscript (XB, JS, HJW) concluded that ''As shown by epidemiological studies, chrysotile causes less pleural fibrosis and mesotheliomas when compared with other asbestos types. 10 [12][13][14][15] (with a cohort of 6 000 workers from four textile plants in North Carolina, USA). Employees were followed-up from 1950 to 2003 and the authors found a lung cancer standardized mortality ratio (SMR) 2.0 (95% CI 1.7-2.2), mesothelioma SMR 11.1 (95% CI 3.0-28.4); Relative risk (RR) increased with time since first employment and duration of employment and showed also an increased risk of asbestosis.…”

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How conflicted authors undermine the World Health Organization (WHO) campaign to stop all use of asbestos: spotlight on studies showing that chrysotile is carcinogenic and facilitates other non-cancer asbestos-related diseases

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International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

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The silicate mineral asbestos is categorized into two main groups based on fiber structure: serpentine asbestos (chrysotile) and amphibole asbestos (crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite, and actinolite). Chrysotile is used in more than 2 000 applications and is especially prevalent in the construction industry. Although its use is banned or restricted in more than 52 countries, an estimated 107 000 workers die from asbestos exposure each year, and approximately 125 million workers continue to be exposed. Furthermore, ambient exposures persist to which the public is exposed, globally. Today, the primary controversies regarding the use of asbestos are the potencies of different types of asbestos, as opposed whether or not asbestos causes morbidity and mortality. The asbestos industry has promoted and funded research based on selected literature, ignoring both clinical and scientific knowledge. In this piece, we highlight a prominent example of a conflicted publication that sought to undermine the World Health Organization (WHO) campaign to stop the use of all forms of asbestos, including chrysotile asbestos. Independent and rigorous scientific data provide sufficient evidence that chrysotile asbestos, like other forms of asbestos, is a cause of asbestos-related morbidity and premature mortality

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