title: [Problems due to the prolonged permanence of asbestos-containing materials].
abstract: In 1992 a law banned excavation, importation, production and trade of new asbestos-containing materials. Nonetheless the use of already made asbestos-containing materials hadn't been banned. Now it's time to think about the possible health impact on the Italian population, and workers in particular, for the prolonged permanence of asbestos-containing materials, in civil and industrial areas.
authors.affiliation: Istituto per lo studio e la prevenzione oncologica, Firenze, Italy. s.silvestri@ispo.toscana.it
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silvestri
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000633:toxicity; D003252:Construction Materials / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000633:toxicity; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005544:Forecasting; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007558:Italy; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013997:Time Factors; D014186:Transportation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D007220:Industrial Waste; D001194:Asbestos