Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2021
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
32 p; 29 cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
44359
ISBN:
978-982-04-1005-3
978-982-04-1004-6
Image
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Asbestos - Environmental aspects - Oceania
Asbestos - Law and legislation - Oceania
Abstract
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.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2021
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
32 p; 29 cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
44359 Record Created: 16-Nov-2021
Record Modified: 15-Feb-2022