Constantopoulos Stavros H
University of Ioannina Medical School, Ioannina 451 10, Greece.
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2008 Oct;52(1 Suppl):S110-5. doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2007.11.001. Epub 2007 Nov 13.
Mediterranean regions such as Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Corsica and New Caledonia have experienced epidemics of malignant mesothelioma as a result of non-occupational, "domestic" exposure to tremolite asbestos and fibrous erionite. This exposure to tremolite asbestos and fibrous erionite is typified "domestic" due to its prevalence in regions with natural deposits of tremolite asbestos (or fibrous erionite) where the material from tremolite asbestos or fibrous erionite is used for domestic applications such as whitewashing. However, these exposures may be useful in examining the potential consequences of even small amounts of amphibole asbestos fibers in the ambient air. It can also elucidate the effects of fibers that behave like amphibole asbestos. However, this type of exposure is not useful for studying the potential effects of small amounts of asbestos in the ambient air of big cities due to the differing nature of the fiber types and modes of exposure between the regions.
希腊、土耳其、塞浦路斯、科西嘉岛和新喀里多尼亚等地中海地区曾经历过恶性间皮瘤疫情，这是由于非职业性“家庭”接触透闪石石棉和纤维状钠沸石所致。由于透闪石石棉（或纤维状钠沸石）天然矿床所在地区普遍存在这种情况，且透闪石石棉或纤维状钠沸石的材料被用于粉刷等家庭用途，所以这种对透闪石石棉和纤维状钠沸石的接触被视为“家庭”接触。然而，这些接触情况可能有助于研究环境空气中即使少量闪石类石棉纤维的潜在后果。它还可以阐明类似闪石类石棉的纤维的影响。然而，由于这些地区与大城市环境空气中石棉纤维类型和接触方式不同，这种接触类型对于研究大城市环境空气中少量石棉的潜在影响并无帮助。
