Asbestos burden in lungs of non-occupationally exposed women from Broni (Pavia, Italy): a postmortem SEM-EDS study

CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest the relevance of the lung clearance of asbestos, regarding mainly chrysotile. As a consequence, although scanning electron microscopy -energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) is considered the most reliable tool for assessing previous exposure to asbestos, its results should be interpreted with caution, especially in a legal context. In addition, our data confirm the relevance of environmental and household exposure in determining asbestos concentration in lungs and highlight the importance of household exposure.PMID:38249898 | PMC:PMC10797346 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-23-1061

Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - January 22, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Silvia Damiana Vison à Silvana Capella Paola Borrelli Simona Villani Cristina Favaron Zhyldyz Kurzhunbaeva Claudio Colosio Elena Belluso Source Type: research