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Asbestos Management Policy and Regulation for Pacific Island Countries and Timor-Leste.

Description:
The advice on management of asbestos in the region is focused on the prevention of community exposure to asbestos fibers in order the eliminate asbestos-related disease. Inhalation of asbestos fibres can cause a range of fatal disease such as asbestosis (fibrosis of the lungs) and a range of cancers, including mesothelioma (WHO, 2018). When products containing asbestos are damaged or become degraded over time, asbestos fibres are exposed and can become airborne.
Display date:
2021
Location:
Pacific Region
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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