Assessment of asbestos exposure in Kyrgyzstan through analysis of raw and processed materials, air samples and human lung tissue

Assessment of asbestos exposure in Kyrgyzstan through analysis of raw and processed materials, air samples and human lung tissue

Abstract Asbestos still represents a major public health problem on a global scale. In Central Asia chrysotile is still mined and used, claiming that it is safer with respect to amphibole asbestos within certain concentrations. However, the problem of asbestos exposure in Central Asia and its conseq...

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Main Authors: Zhyldyz Kurzhunbaeva, Ruggero Vigliaturo, Giulia Pia Servetto, Barbara Bertoglio, Giovanni Cecchetto, Nurzhan Tulepbergenov, Ekaterina Mindiyarova, Rano Kasymova, Kenesh Dzhusupov, Silvana Capella, Elena Belluso, Claudio Colosio, Andrea Spinazzè, Domenico Maria Cavallo, Silvia Damiana Visonà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Asbestos
Central Asia
Asbestos lung burden
Asbestos air pollution
Chrysotile
Amphibole asbestos
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10736-1
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