Rohl A N, Langer A M, Moncure G, Selikoff I J, Fischbein A
Science. 1982 Apr 30;216(4545):518-20. doi: 10.1126/science.7071597.
Pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, pleural calcification and fibrosis, and interstitial parenchymal fibrosis have been observed among inhabitants of several villages in south-central Turkey. Earlier reports have stated that environmental and lung tissue samples from this area contained the fibrous zeolite mineral erionite, and this mineral has generally been assumed to be the agent responsible for these endemic pathological conditions in the absence of asbestos outcroppings and usage. Several different kinds of asbestos minerals in addition to erionite have now been found in environmental samples taken from the villages where these diseases occur. The lung tissues of mesothelioma patients from these villages contain both fibrous zeolites and asbestos minerals.
在土耳其中南部的几个村庄的居民中，已观察到胸膜间皮瘤、肺癌、胸膜钙化和纤维化以及间质性实质纤维化。早期报告称，该地区的环境和肺组织样本中含有纤维状沸石矿物毛沸石，并且在没有石棉露头和使用的情况下，这种矿物通常被认为是导致这些地方性病理状况的因素。现在，在这些疾病发生村庄采集的环境样本中，除了毛沸石之外还发现了几种不同类型的石棉矿物。这些村庄的间皮瘤患者的肺组织中既含有纤维状沸石，也含有石棉矿物。
