title: Global use of asbestos and the incidence of mesothelioma.
abstract: In Western Europe, Scandinavia, North America, and Australia the manufacture and use of asbestos products peaked in the 1970s. Current incidences of mesothelioma range from 14 to 35 cases/million/year in 11 industrialized countries that had used asbestos 2.0 to 5.5 kg/capita/year about 25 years earlier. A significant linear correlation (r = 0.80, p 0.01) exists between the two variables. Accordingly, about 170 tons of produced and consumed asbestos will cause at least one death from mesothelioma, most often as a consequence of occupational exposure.
authors.affiliation: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland. atos@occuphealth.fi
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tossavainen
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000633:toxicity*; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000633:toxicity*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D001194:Asbestos