Risk Factors for Asbestos poisoning

List of Risk Factors for Asbestos poisoning

The list of risk factors mentioned for Asbestos poisoning in various sources includes:

• Shipbuilding
• Asbestos mining
• Asbestos manufacturing
• Insulation work
• Brake repair
• Smoking
• Deteriorating housing materials that contain asbestos:
  • Insulation materials
  • Fireproofing materials
  • Acoustical materials
  • Floor tiles

Risk factors discussion:

Deteriorating, damaged, or disturbed insulation, fireproofing, acoustical materials, and floor tiles. (Source: excerpt from INDOOR AIR POLLUTION: NWHIC)

Risks factors for Asbestos poisoning: medical news summaries:

The following medical news items are relevant to risk factors for Asbestos poisoning:

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About risk factors:

Risk factors for Asbestos poisoning are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Asbestos poisoning makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Asbestos poisoning. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Asbestos poisoning. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center.

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