Category: News

The Public Health analysis confirms the conclusions of several other studies: Very low risk to the population!

New studies presented by South African and Greek scientists prove chrysotile asbestos not to be a trigger of cancer as far as the occupational and natural chrysotile asbestos exposition is concerned.

The result of health examination and radiography testing for 564 workers of chrysotile asbestos roof sheet manufactures conducted by Construction Hospital in 2008 showed that chrysotile does not cause asbestosis (Construction Hospital).

Asbestos is a commercial term to indicate any fibrous mineral with a fibrous form. In fact, there are many types of asbestos fibers which are divided into two families: the serpentine and the amphiboles. The serpentine variety is curly, included of chrysotile asbestos (or white asbestos), most commonly used for industrial purposes in more than 100 countries. Other asbestos fibers, from the amphibole family, are very straight and needle-like included of amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, actinolite, and anthophyllite. The amphiboles are deemed to cause lung cancer.

Chrysotile is used in hundreds of Brazilian industries that consume 150 thousand ton a year. Located in practically every State of Brazil, these companies generate more than 170 thousand direct and indirect jobs.

The Conference “Chrysotile in manufacturing – safety measures and health” is jointly organized by National Institute of Labor Protection and the International Building Union on 12th August, 2008 under the sponsorship of International Labor Organization. The conference had a number of reports which reviewed and judged chrysotile asbestos as harmful as amphibole asbestos group. These viewpoints are totally unscientific and unfairly. This article would provide further information for an accurate understanding of chrysotile asbestos.

Because of receiving the feedback from Mr. Pham Nhu Hung (resided at number 9, C10, Kim Giang, Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi) about the matter “Need to bring test as soon as possible for withdrawing “Con Co” charcoal stove brand” passing by New Hanoi newspaper. To respond the feedback, Bac Ninh Department of Science and Technology replied below as:

April 08, 2009, Moscow – On the back of number of articles, published in Russian and foreign mass media concerning the fact that asbestos-contaminated talc was found in powder-like cosmetics and baby powder produced in Korea, Russian Chrysotile Association sees proper to comment it.