Analysis of the Indian Government’s position on the use of asbestos and its health effects

Based on WHO guidance, all forms of asbestos are a health risk. In India, the mining of asbestos has been stopped, but chrysotile (a type of asbestos) is still imported and processed in large quantities. Chrysotile is mainly used for asbestos-cement roofing, and the manufacturers claim its use to be...

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Autores principales: Singh, R., Frank, A. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10290263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37359063
http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/pha.23.0013
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spelling pubmed-102902632023-06-25 Analysis of the Indian Government’s position on the use of asbestos and its health effects Singh, R. Frank, A. L. Public Health Action Original Articles Based on WHO guidance, all forms of asbestos are a health risk. In India, the mining of asbestos has been stopped, but chrysotile (a type of asbestos) is still imported and processed in large quantities. Chrysotile is mainly used for asbestos-cement roofing, and the manufacturers claim its use to be safe. We sought to understand the Indian Government’s position on the use of asbestos. To do so, we have analysed the replies of the executive wing of the Indian Government to questions on asbestos in the Indian Parliament. This revealed that, despite a mining ban, the government has defended the import, processing and continued use of asbestos. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2023-06-21 2023-06-21 /pmc/articles/PMC10290263/ /pubmed/37359063 http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/pha.23.0013 Text en © 2023 The Union https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) published by The Union (www.theunion.org (http://www.theunion.org) ).
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