The Geology of Natural Asbestos Deposits and Its Application to Public Health Policy

• 责任者：Bradley S. Van Gosen (U.S. Geological Survey ; Denver ; Colorado USA 80225)
• 刊名：Geology in China
• 出版年：2010
• 卷期：37(3)
• 关键词：石棉矿床 ; asbestos deposit ; 环境污染 ; environmental pollution
• 页码：p.704-711
• 图表：1 illus., 28 refs.
• 分类号：1800
• issnNo：ISSN1000-3657
• isbnNo：CN11-1167/P

 A growing body of evidence in the 20th century led to the realization that inhalation of asbestos-bearing dusts was the cause of several serious respiratory diseases (asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma) among workers of asbestos-related occupations, such as asbestos mining, shipbuilding, and asbestos product fabrication. As a result, a number of regulations were developed to govern asbestos dust exposures in specific manufacturing, mining, and other occupational sites.  Thus, by mapping the terrains most likely to host asbestos mineral deposits, planners can develop dust-control procedures appropriate for the regions where workers and nearby residents are most likely to be exposed to airborne asbestos.