Trends in Occupational Asbestos Exposure and Asbestos Consumption over Recent Decades in Korea

From: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: Choi, Sangjun; Paik, Namwon; Park, Jeongim; Ryu, Kyongnam; Park, Donguk | Copyright information

In Korea, national statistics for asbestos exposure levels covering various asbestos industries and associated with specific years have never been published. The authors analyzed 2,089 asbestos exposure data sets compiled from 1995 through 2006. Exposure levels were characterized according to type of asbestos industry and year. Asbestos exposure levels have decreased over time, dropping sharply from 0.92 fibers/cc (f/cc) in 1996 to 0.60 f/cc in 1997, to 0.19 f/cc in 1998, and to 0.06 f/cc in ...

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