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Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2005 49(4):363-364; doi:10.1093/annhyg/mei005
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© 2005 British Occupational Hygiene Society Published by Oxford University Press;

Letter to the Editor

Asbestos Lung Residue and Asbestosis Risk

ALAN ROGERS

Alan Rogers OH&S Pty Ltd, PO Box 2128, Clovelly, NSW 2031, Australia E-mail: arogersohs@hotkey.net.au

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I read with concern the attempt by Howie (2005)Go to prove in a courtroom that a negative may actually be a positive.

Our studies, along with those of many other international researchers, on asbestotics, lung cancer and mesothelioma cases indicate that lung clearance and lung residues are complicated issues. However, one consistent finding is that excess quantities of amphiboles remain in the lungs even decades after cessation of exposure; chrysotile is cleared relatively rapidly but even decades after exposure, a few . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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