Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Aldo Moro of Bari Medical School, 11 G. Cesare Square, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathology Division, University Aldo Moro of Bari Medical School, 11 G. Cesare Square, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Jun;25(16):15692-15701. doi: 10.1007/s11356-018-1618-x. Epub 2018 Mar 25.
Asbestos is an environmental carcinogen, and asbestos-related diseases are a global-scale public health issue. We report three cases (one male and two females) of pleural malignant mesothelioma (PMM) caused by environmental asbestos exposure reported by the Apulia Regional Operating Centre (COR) to the National Mesothelioma Registry (ReNaM). The patients revealed no history of asbestos exposure even after detailed assessment. The environmental (neighborhood) asbestos exposure for each of the three cases was due to both the residential history of the subjects and their workplace, close to a military barracks, at a distance of between 45 and 100 m. Moreover, in addition to this new source of pollution, an asbestos cement factory was located in the urban area of Bari municipality, in the Apulia region, southern Italy. Environmental-residential/neighborhood asbestos exposure in the city of Bari, a contaminated area classified as a site of national concern for land reclamation, is discussed also with reference to the military barracks.
石棉是一种环境致癌物，与石棉相关的疾病是全球性的公共卫生问题。我们报告了三个由环境石棉暴露引起的胸膜恶性间皮瘤（PMM）病例（一男两女），这些病例是由普利亚地区运营中心（COR）向国家间皮瘤登记处（ReNaM）报告的。这些患者在经过详细评估后，均表示没有石棉暴露史。这三个病例的环境（邻里）石棉暴露，是由于患者的居住史和工作场所靠近军营，距离在 45 至 100 米之间。此外，除了这一新的污染源外，一家石棉水泥厂位于意大利南部普利亚地区巴里市的市区。还讨论了巴里市的环境-居住/邻里石棉暴露情况，该市被划为土地开垦的国家关注区域，与军营一起被列为污染区域。
