Prevention of disease caused by fluoro-edenite fibrous amphibole: the way forward
Few months after the publication of the monographic section of Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità second issue of 2014 "Health impact of fibres with fluoro-edenitic composition", the carcinogenicity of fluoro-edenite was assessed by the International Agency for Research on Cance...
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doaj-1e8ed8ae562a4e819685f63f9faa093c2020-11-25T02:49:53ZengIstituto Superiore di SanitàAnnali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità0021-25712015-06-01512909210.4415/ANN_15_02_02S0021-25712015000200002Prevention of disease caused by fluoro-edenite fibrous amphibole: the way forwardCaterina Bruno0Biagio Bruni1Salvatore Scondotto2Pietro Comba3Istituto Superiore di SanitàIstituto Superiore di SanitàDipartimento Attività Sanitarie e Osservatorio Epidemiologico, Assessorato alla Sanità Regione SicilianaIstituto Superiore di SanitàFew months after the publication of the monographic section of Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità second issue of 2014 "Health impact of fibres with fluoro-edenitic composition", the carcinogenicity of fluoro-edenite was assessed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in the frame of Monograph 111. The IARC Working Group concluded that there is sufficient evidence in humans that exposure to fluoroedenite fibrous amphibole causes mesothelioma, and sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals. Fluoro-edenite was allocated to Group 1 (the agent is carcinogenic to humans). Now, in view of the recent IARC evaluation, preventive action in Biancavilla requires an upgrade. First of all, environmental monitoring has to be further implemented. All operations of house cleaning should be performed employing wet tools, in order to avoid dust-raising. It is very important that environmental and biological monitoring be related to epidemiological surveillance. The recently approved act of the Sicilian Government concerning a plan of health interventions in Biancavilla will favour cooperation between national, regional and local health institutions with the common goal of improving the quality and appropriateness of diagnostic and therapeutics procedures offered by the health services.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712015000200002&lng=en&tlng=enfluoro-edenitemesotheliomaasbestiform fibre exposureenvironmental clean-up |
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Caterina Bruno Biagio Bruni Salvatore Scondotto Pietro Comba Prevention of disease caused by fluoro-edenite fibrous amphibole: the way forward Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità fluoro-edenite mesothelioma asbestiform fibre exposure environmental clean-up |
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Caterina Bruno Biagio Bruni Salvatore Scondotto Pietro Comba |
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Caterina Bruno |
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Prevention of disease caused by fluoro-edenite fibrous amphibole: the way forward |
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Prevention of disease caused by fluoro-edenite fibrous amphibole: the way forward |
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Prevention of disease caused by fluoro-edenite fibrous amphibole: the way forward |
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Prevention of disease caused by fluoro-edenite fibrous amphibole: the way forward |
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Prevention of disease caused by fluoro-edenite fibrous amphibole: the way forward |
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prevention of disease caused by fluoro-edenite fibrous amphibole: the way forward |
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Istituto Superiore di Sanità |
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Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità |
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0021-2571 |
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Few months after the publication of the monographic section of Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità second issue of 2014 "Health impact of fibres with fluoro-edenitic composition", the carcinogenicity of fluoro-edenite was assessed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in the frame of Monograph 111. The IARC Working Group concluded that there is sufficient evidence in humans that exposure to fluoroedenite fibrous amphibole causes mesothelioma, and sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals. Fluoro-edenite was allocated to Group 1 (the agent is carcinogenic to humans). Now, in view of the recent IARC evaluation, preventive action in Biancavilla requires an upgrade. First of all, environmental monitoring has to be further implemented. All operations of house cleaning should be performed employing wet tools, in order to avoid dust-raising. It is very important that environmental and biological monitoring be related to epidemiological surveillance. The recently approved act of the Sicilian Government concerning a plan of health interventions in Biancavilla will favour cooperation between national, regional and local health institutions with the common goal of improving the quality and appropriateness of diagnostic and therapeutics procedures offered by the health services. |
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fluoro-edenite mesothelioma asbestiform fibre exposure environmental clean-up |
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