title: [Exposure to asbestos and the indoor environment].
abstract: A link between the inhalation of asbestos fibres and the outcome of benign and malignant respiratory diseases has been established from numerous epidemiological data in occupational settings. Occupational exposure limit values have been established with a gradual lowering of these over time. Conversely, there are few epidemiological data dealing with exposure in the indoor environment. However, numerous materials and products containing asbestos (MPCA) are present in the indoor environment, due to their widespread use in the construction sector in the years between 1960 and 1990. The regulations were changed from the late 1990s, leading to a systematic inventory of the presence of asbestos-containing materials in buildings. The aim of this manuscript is to clarify the different types of MPCA encountered in the indoor environment, to describe the techniques used to highlight asbestos depending on the nature of the materials, the regulatory requirements relating to asbestos in non-occupational situations, and to update on the state of knowledge on asbestos-related diseases in the indoor environment.
authors: LEPI, laboratoire d'étude des particules inhalées, DASES, département de Paris, Paris, France. marie-annick.billon-galland@paris.fr
authors: M-A
authors: MA
authors: Billon-Galland
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Martinon
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Andujar
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Ameille
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Paris
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Brochard
authors: J-C
authors: JC
authors: Pairon
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003252:Construction Materials / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation; D005602:France; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D006794:Household Articles / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008283:Maintenance; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D019016:Mineral Fibers / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D006256:Hazardous Waste; D019016:Mineral Fibers; D001194:Asbestos