Asbestos knowledge and awareness level in central part of Anatolia

METİNTAŞ S., AK G., Bogar F., YILMAZ Ş., METİNTAŞ M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, vol.23, no.3, pp.243-249, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/10773525.2018.1470789
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.243-249
  • Keywords: Asbestos, environmental exposure, asbestos knowledge, asbestos awareness, mesothelioma, lung cancer, MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA, NEW-CALEDONIA, ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE, DOMESTIC EXPOSURE, FIBER EXPOSURE, WORKERS, MORTALITY, TREMOLITE, TURKEY, CANCER
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Asbestos-contaminated soil has been used by people for many years in the rural part of Anatolia. However, there is no program to control usage of asbestos in this region.