title: [Setting priorities for environmental protection from asbestos: ethical aspects].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma. comba@pop3.iss.it
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Comba
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Botti
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: L'individuazione delle priorità per il risanamento ambientale dall'amianto: aspetti etici.