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An Approach to Overcome the Limitations of Surveillance of Asbestos Related Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: What We Learned from the Sibaté Study in Colombia Cover

An Approach to Overcome the Limitations of Surveillance of Asbestos Related Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: What We Learned from the Sibaté Study in Colombia

Annals of Global Health
Volume 89 (2023): Issue 1
By: Juan Pablo Ramos-Bonilla,  Margarita Giraldo,  Daniela Marsili,  Roberto Pasetto,  Benedetto Terracini,  Agata Mazzeo,  Corrado Magnani,  Pietro Comba,  Benjamin Lysaniuk,  María Fernanda Cely-García and  Valeria Ascoli  
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|Oct 2023
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Figures & Tables

Table 1

Summary of the findings of the soil sampling campaigns conducted in Sibaté [5, 7].

LOCATIONNUMBER OF SAMPLES POSITIVE FOR ASBESTOSDEPTH OF THE ASBESTOS CONTAINING LAYER (CM)DESCRIPTIONASBESTOS TYPE CHRYSOTILE (CHRY) CROCIDOLITE (CROC)ASBESTOS CONTENT (%)
Outside Stadium610–110Friable asbestosChry5–10%
Public school135Friable asbestosChry/Croc10% Chry
2% Croc
Soccer field944–80Friable and non friable asbestos, soilChry/Croc5–10% Chry
2% Croc
Figure 1

Protocol to determine if there is an excess number of ARD in a region.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4166 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Submitted on: May 5, 2023
Accepted on: Sep 9, 2023
Published on: Oct 4, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Asbestos,
Sibaté,
Colombia,
Mesothelioma,
Cluster,
Surveillance,
Research-protocol,
Asbestos-cement-facility,
non-occupational-exposure

© 2023 Juan Pablo Ramos-Bonilla, Margarita Giraldo, Daniela Marsili, Roberto Pasetto, Benedetto Terracini, Agata Mazzeo, Corrado Magnani, Pietro Comba, Benjamin Lysaniuk, María Fernanda Cely-García, Valeria Ascoli, published by Ubiquity Press
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