Observations on environmental asbestos exposure in a high risk area

Sahin U., ÖZTÜRK Ö., Songur N., Bircan A., AKKAYA A.

RESPIROLOGY, cilt.14, sa.4, ss.579-582, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01493.x
  • Dergi Adı: RESPIROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.579-582
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: asbestos, environmental exposure, genetic, mesothelioma, MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA, PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA, ANATOLIAN VILLAGE, TURKEY
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Environmental asbestos exposure is causally associated with various pulmonary pathologies. In Turkey, one of the most important sources of asbestos exposure is dust originating from the walls of homes whitewashed with white stucco. The main asbestos types implicated are tremolite and, to a lesser extent, chrysotile. This study investigated the presence and effect of environmental asbestos exposure in a small village in Isparta, Turkey.