Historical Asbestos Measurements in Denmark-A National Database.

ABSTRACT: Due to the long lag-time for health outcomes, historical asbestos exposure measurements are valuable to support assessments of associated occupational health effects, and also to assess time trends and effects of preventive measures. Different sources of stored data were collated, assessed and refined to create a harmonized database on historical asbestos fibre concentrations measured in specific work tasks and different industries. The final database contains 9236 asbestos measurements from Danish workplaces collected from 1971 to 1997. The geometric mean of asbestos concentrations in different occupations and tasks ranged from 0.003 to 35 fibres cm-3. Highest concentrations were registered during handling of asbestos products in the construction services during the period 1981-1997. Alth

SUBMITTER: Fonseca AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8775413 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature