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asbestos
Any of several materials that readily separates into long flexible fibers suitable for use as a non-combustible, non- conducting, chemically-resistant insulator.
Epidemiology:
High-risk occupations for asbestos exposure:
- ship & boat building & repair
- mining of nonmetallic mineral & stone products
- brake line assembly
- service in the US Navy
- asbestos work (fabricators, miners)
- construction work (plumbers, plasterers, sheet-metal workers)
Laboratory:
- asbestos in air
- asbestos in water
Related
asbestosis
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 14,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2006
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Asbestos-Related Lung Diseases
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/asbestos-related-lung-diseases