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  2. Safe handling of carcinogens - Wikipedia

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    Ideally carcinogenic substances should be avoided by substitution with less hazardous substances. Alternate form of carcinogenic substances may also be used to minimize the risk of exposure. In the case of carcinogens which pose a danger through inhalation, pastes or pellets can be used to avoid the possibility of airborne dust.

  3. Health impact of asbestos - Wikipedia

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    Amosite and crocidolite are considered the most hazardous asbestos fiber types; [5] however, chrysotile asbestos has also produced tumors in animals and is a recognized cause of asbestosis and malignant mesothelioma in humans, [6] and mesothelioma has been observed in people who were occupationally exposed to chrysotile, family members of the ...

  4. Asbestos and the law - Wikipedia

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    The British Government's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has promoted rigorous controls on asbestos handling, based on reports linking exposure to asbestos dust or fibres with thousands of annual deaths from mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer. "Over 5,000 asbestos-related disease deaths per year currently (2022)" [52]

  5. Household hazards like gas stoves and cleaning products ...

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    A study of more than 37,000 people published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology found that participants had a higher risk of having uncontrolled asthma when they used household ...

  6. Health impacts of sawdust - Wikipedia

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    The amount of dust deposited within the airways depends on the size, shape, and density of the dust particles and the strength (turbulence and velocity) of the air-flow. Particles with a diameter larger than 5 μm (inspirable particles) are deposited almost completely in the nose, whereas particles 0.5 to 5 μm in diameter (respirable particles ...

  7. Occupational dust exposure - Wikipedia

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    A video on cleaning dust from workers' clothing. Occupational dust exposure occurs when small particles are generated at the workplace through the disturbance/agitation of rock/mineral, dry grain, timber, fiber, or other material. When these small particles become suspended in the air, they can pose a risk to the health of those who breath in ...

  8. Chemical hazard - Wikipedia

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    Chemical hazards are usually classified separately from biological hazards (biohazards). Chemical hazards are classified into groups that include asphyxiants, corrosives, irritants, sensitizers, carcinogens, mutagens, teratogens, reactants, and flammables. [1] In the workplace, exposure to chemical hazards is a type of occupational hazard.

  9. Scientists find dangerous parasite that can cure cancer - AOL

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    A person’s immune system is able to fight off many diseases, but it tends to be ineffective against cancer because of a mechanism called immune tolerance. Scientists find dangerous parasite that ...