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Chrysotile asbestos

Material type: TextTextPublication details: World Health Organization GenevaCH 2014Description: iii, 44 pSubject(s): Action note:
  • 9/29/15 EVELYND
Summary: Reproduces a WHO short information document for decision-makers on the elimination of asbestos-related diseases. Addresses questions commonly raised in policy discussions, specifically to assist decision-makers in coming to a view. Includes a technical summary of the health effects of chrysotile, which brings together and summarises the most recent authoritative WHO evaluations performed by its international Agency for Research on Cancer and its International Programme on Chemical Safety. Reviews results from key studies published after those evaluations, and then, looks briefly
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Reproduces a WHO short information document for decision-makers on the elimination of asbestos-related diseases. Addresses questions commonly raised in policy discussions, specifically to assist decision-makers in coming to a view. Includes a technical summary of the health effects of chrysotile, which brings together and summarises the most recent authoritative WHO evaluations performed by its international Agency for Research on Cancer and its International Programme on Chemical Safety. Reviews results from key studies published after those evaluations, and then, looks briefly

9/29/15 EVELYND

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