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. 2019 Dec 20;60(4):E407-E418.
doi: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2019.60.4.1330. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Health impact of exposure to asbestos in polluted area of Southern Italy

L Vimercati  1 , D Cavone  1 , F Mansi  1 , E S S Cannone  1 , L DE Maria  1 , A Caputi  1 , M C Delfino  1 , G Serio  2
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Health impact of exposure to asbestos in polluted area of Southern Italy

L Vimercati et al. J Prev Med Hyg. .

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] J Prev Med Hyg. 2020 Jul 4;61(2):E299. eCollection 2020 Jun. J Prev Med Hyg. 2020. PMID: 32803015 Free PMC article.

Abstract

The three main sources of asbestos pollution in the city of Bari, Puglia, the former Fibronit asbestos factory, the Torre Quetta beach, the former Rossani barracks and the history of their reclamation are described. The results of cohort studies on factory workers and case-control studies on asbestos exposure to the resident population and the onset of mesothelioma are also reported. Finally, the data of the regional register of mesothelioma related to residents in the city of Bari and four new cases with environmental exposure due to the former Rossani barracks are presented.

Keywords: Asbestos; Bari; Contaminated town-site of national interest; Environmental exposure; Mesothelioma.

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