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Diseases caused by exposure to asbestos are prime examples of environmentally-related illnesses. Asbestos produces asbestosis from large exposures over short latent periods; it acts as a carcinogen from small exposures over long latent periods; and it induces mesothelioma with minute exposures. Its presence as the magic mineral is ubiquitous in our modern society.
接触石棉导致的疾病是与环境相关疾病的典型例子。石棉在短潜伏期内大量接触会导致石棉肺;在长潜伏期内少量接触会致癌;而极微量接触就会诱发间皮瘤。作为神奇矿物,它在我们现代社会中无处不在。