10th Anniversary Critical Review: Naturally occurring asbestos

摘要: Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral in the Earth's crust, and it not confined to historic current asbestos mining areas, but rather quite commonly encountered certain geological environments across world. That diseases developed as result of high exposures suffered by miners products workers incontrovertible. In addition, contamination past production use considered serious issue where remediation normally required. However, risk health living on soil rock natural occurrence small quantities minerals less obvious. The picture becomes even clear when are subject intensive investigation, since our generally accepted definitions themselves put test. discovery or related has consequences beyond any immediate risks health, including profound effects value ability enjoy property. This review examines (NOA) United States America elsewhere, some superficial insights into reactions communities presence NOA. These responses ‘contamination’ nature deserve further in-depth study.