TOP 10 FACTS ABOUT ASBESTOS IN BRAZIL
- All types of asbestos (chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophylite, tremolite and actinolite) are a known human carcinogen
- There is no safe level of asbestos exposure
- Brazil is the third largest producer of chrysotile asbestos
- Brazil is the second largest exporter of chrysotile asbestos, after Russia
- The Brazilian asbestos industry generates 170,000 direct jobs
- The Brazilian Ministry of Health states that from 2008 to 2011, the public health system has counted 25,093 cases of cancer caused by asbestos
- The Brazilian Ministry of Health states the public health system has counted 2,400 deaths from asbestos exposure from 2000 to 2011
- The World Health Organization estimates, more than 107 000 people die each year from asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis resulting from occupational exposure.
- The World Health Organization estimates about 125 million people in the world are exposed to asbestos at the workplace
- The World Health Organization states one in every three deaths from occupational cancer is estimated to be caused by asbestos
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