[Main results of research concerning asbestos-related diseases in Kazakhstan Republic].

Abstract

Problem of safety in asbestos usage attracts close attention of specialists and agencies responsible for public health preservation nowadays. According to European researchers, studies of uncontrolled usage of amphibole asbestos demonstrate high risk of asbestosis, lung cander and pleural mesothelioma among the workers and population exposed. The article covers results of research concerning influence of chrysotile asbestos on the workers, problems of asbestos-related diseases formation. The authors defined suggestions on a concept of controlled usage of chrysotile asbestos in Kazakhstan Republic.

• Authors: A U Amanbekova, K Z Sakiev, L K Ibraeva, M B Otarbaeva
• Journal: Meditsina truda i promyshlennaia ekologiia (Med Tr Prom Ekol) Issue 8 Pg. 13-8 ( 2014) ISSN: 1026-9428 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• PMID: 25549453 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Asbestos

Topics

• Asbestos (adverse effects)
• Asbestosis (diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, prevention & control)
• Environmental Health (methods, standards)
• Humans
• Kazakhstan (epidemiology)
• Lung Neoplasms (diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, prevention & control)
• Mesothelioma (diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, prevention & control)
• Needs Assessment
• Occupational Exposure (adverse effects, analysis, prevention & control)
• Occupational Health Services (methods, organization & administration)
• Preventive Health Services (methods, organization & administration)