The Quantitative Risks of Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer in relation to Asbestos Exposure

摘要

Mortality reports on asbestos exposed cohorts which gave information on exposure levels from which (as a minimum) a cohort average cumulative exposure could be estimated were reviewed. At exposure levels seen in occupational cohorts it is concluded that the exposure specific risk of mesothelioma from the three principal commercial asbestos types is broadly in the ratio `1:100:500 for chrysotile, amosite and crocidolite respectively.