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Asbestos Use - Benefits and Risks
Authors: Navrátil, Tomáš ; Hrdlička, Vojtěch ; Lipšová, Hana ; Kotlík, B. ; Zacharov, S. ; Mrázová, K.
Document type: Papers
Conference/Event: Modern Electrochemical Methods /44./, Jetřichovice (CZ), 20250519
Year: 2025
Language: eng
Abstract: Asbestos is a collective term for fibrous silicate minerals with refractory and strength properties that were formerly widely used, especially in the construction industry. However, inhalation of asbestos\nfibers poses a serious health risk, leading to both benign (asbestosis, pleural hyalinosis) and malignant (lung cancer, mesothelioma) diseases. The production of asbestos materials has been\nprohibited in the Czech Republic. Nevertheless, it still poses a risk in reconstruction and mining. There are legislative measures at the EU and Czech levels regulating the management of asbestos\nand asbestos-containing waste to minimize exposure and protect the health of workers and the public. The risk of disease (benign, e.g., asbestosis or pleural hyalinosis, as well as malignant\ncancers, e.g., lung cancer or malignant mesothelioma) persists even after exposure to asbestos dust has ceased.\nThis paper presents an overview of asbestos, its history, the regulations of its application and disposal, and the risks connected with its utilization. However, the main part of the oral presentation\nwill focus on the laboratory tests used to diagnose and characterize diseases associated with asbestos exposure.
Keywords: asbestos; health risks; occurence
Project no.: EH22_008/0004558
Funding provider: GA MŠk
Host item entry: Proceedings of the International Conference 44th Modern Electrochemical Methods, ISBN 978-80-908947-2-3
Institution: J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry AS ČR (web)
Document availability information: Fulltext is available on demand via the digital repository of the Academy of Sciences.
Original record: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0366959
Permalink: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-680000
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Authors: Navrátil, Tomáš ; Hrdlička, Vojtěch ; Lipšová, Hana ; Kotlík, B. ; Zacharov, S. ; Mrázová, K.
Document type: Papers
Conference/Event: Modern Electrochemical Methods /44./, Jetřichovice (CZ), 20250519
Year: 2025
Language: eng
Abstract: Asbestos is a collective term for fibrous silicate minerals with refractory and strength properties that were formerly widely used, especially in the construction industry. However, inhalation of asbestos\nfibers poses a serious health risk, leading to both benign (asbestosis, pleural hyalinosis) and malignant (lung cancer, mesothelioma) diseases. The production of asbestos materials has been\nprohibited in the Czech Republic. Nevertheless, it still poses a risk in reconstruction and mining. There are legislative measures at the EU and Czech levels regulating the management of asbestos\nand asbestos-containing waste to minimize exposure and protect the health of workers and the public. The risk of disease (benign, e.g., asbestosis or pleural hyalinosis, as well as malignant\ncancers, e.g., lung cancer or malignant mesothelioma) persists even after exposure to asbestos dust has ceased.\nThis paper presents an overview of asbestos, its history, the regulations of its application and disposal, and the risks connected with its utilization. However, the main part of the oral presentation\nwill focus on the laboratory tests used to diagnose and characterize diseases associated with asbestos exposure.
Keywords: asbestos; health risks; occurence
Project no.: EH22_008/0004558
Funding provider: GA MŠk
Host item entry: Proceedings of the International Conference 44th Modern Electrochemical Methods, ISBN 978-80-908947-2-3
Institution: J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry AS ČR (web)
Document availability information: Fulltext is available on demand via the digital repository of the Academy of Sciences.
Original record: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0366959
Permalink: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-680000
The record appears in these collections:
Research > Institutes ASCR > J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry
Conference materials > Papers
Record created 2025-06-08, last modified 2025-06-08