[Setting priorities for environmental protection from asbestos: ethical aspects].
The allocation of resources destined for environmental rehabilitation of areas contaminated by asbestos requires scientific, political, economical and ethical evaluation. Ethically relevant issues reviewed in this paper include: identification of the populations most expected to benefit from the intervention, risk assessment, effectiveness of different technical approaches, as well as a comparison between populations of current socio-economic standards, level of legal assistance and access to both information and participation in the decision making process. A relevant ethical criterion is minimizing inequalities within and between communities.
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Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma. comba@pop3.iss.it
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D001195:Asbestosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004989:Ethics; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy
L'individuazione delle priorità per il risanamento ambientale dall'amianto: aspetti etici.