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    Recomendaciones sobre el diagnóstico y manejo de la enfermedad pleural y pulmonar por asbesto

    Diego Roza, C; Cruz Carmona, M. J; Fernández Álvarez, R; Ferrer Sancho, J; Marín Martínez, B; Martínez González, C; Rodríguez Portal, J. A; Romero Valero, F; Villena Garrido, V.
    Arch. bronconeumol; 53 (8), 2017
    Asbesto, también conocido en España como amianto, es el término utilizado para nombrar a un conjunto de silicatos minerales que suelen romperse en fibras. Su uso ha comportado la aparición de numerosas enfermedades, especialmente pleuropulmonares, todas ellas caracterizadas por su prolongada latencia...
    Pleural Diseases/diagnosis, Pleural Diseases/etiology, Lung Diseases/diagnosis, Asbestos/toxicity, Biomarkers, Lung Diseases/etiology, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Diseases/etiology
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    WHO guidelines on protecting workers from potential risks of manufactured nanomaterials

    World Health Organization.
    The term nanomaterials refers to materials that have at least one dimension (height, width or length) that is smaller than 100 nanometres (10−7 metre), which is about the size of a virus particle. This particular size dimension represents a major characteristic of manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs). The...
    Personal Protective Equipment/standards, Toxicity/prevention & control, Nanostructures/toxicity, Occupational Exposure/adverse effects
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