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Invited Perspective: Eliminating Toxics to Prevent Disease: Asbestos Leads the Way

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Countries that have consumed more asbestos have historically had higher mortality rates from asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) than countries with lower asbestos consumption. A research letter in this issue by Rath et al. provides a 15-y update on evidence for this link and uses this evidence to support calls for a worldwide ban on the use of asbestos. We find their results convincing, and we agree with the urgent need to stop producing and using asbestos. For those who might be skeptical of this conclusion or who are considering how much weight to give this evidence, we offer this perspective as occupational/environmental epidemiologists.

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives

DOI: 10.1289/ehp11362

Authors: David Kriebel, Douglas J. Myers

Institutions: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Boise State University

Language: English

Topic: Occupational and environmental lung diseases

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $5,000