one fragment of asbestos is said to be enough to provoke mesothelioma if you are unlucky
mythology-but i think is based on histopath evidence
asbestosis on the other hand is dose-related i believe
maryA
> from: Robert Treharne Jones <[log in to unmask]>
> date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:39:30
> to: [log in to unmask]
> subject: Re: The risks of asbestos
>
> I was disturbed at my desk this morning by the noise of workmen digging up
> the path that runs down the side of our house. They were replacing two lamp
> standards (a) because the old ones needed ladder access to maintain and
> 'ladders cause accidents' and (b) because the seal on the access panel
> contained asbestos.
>
> Does anyone know how much asbestos you have to inhale over what period of
> time to raise your risk of developing mesothelioma by X%? No, neither do I.
>
> I was explaining all this to my 17 year old daughter, who asked me why there
> was such public paranoia regarding the potential risks of asbestos
> inhalation, when people seemed quite content to stand next to others who
> were smoking cigarettes. I have to admit I had no answer on this one either.
>
> Discuss.
>
> Robert
Dr Mary Anderson MRCGP
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