Environmental asbestos exposure sources in Korea
- Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Because of the long asbestos-related disease latencies (10-50years), detection, diagnosis, and epidemiologic studies require asbestos exposure history. However, environmental asbestos exposure source (EAES) data are lacking. OBJECTIVES: To survey the available data for past EAES and supplement these data with interviews. METHODS: We constructed an EAES database using a literature review and interviews of experts, former traders, and workers. Exposure sources by time period and type were visualized using a geographic information system (ArcGIS), web-based mapping (Google Maps), and OpenWeatherMap. The data were mounted in the GIS to show the exposure source location and trend. RESULTS: The majority of asbestos mines, factories, and consumption was located in Chungnam; Gyeonggi, Busan, and Gyeongnam; and Gyeonggi, Daejeon, and Busan, respectively. Shipbuilding and repair companies were mostly located in Busan and Gyeongnam. CONCLUSIONS: These tools might help evaluate past exposure from EAES and estimate the future asbestos burden in Korea.
- All Author(s)
- D. M. Kang
; J. E. Kim
; J. Y. Kim
; H. H. Lee
; Y. S. Hwang
; Y. K. Kim
; Y. J. Lee
- Issued Date
- 2016
- Type
- Article
- Keyword
- Modeling; Spatial; Temporal; GIS; Mapping; Reconstruction; Past
- Publisher
- International Commission on Occupational Health
- ISSN
- 1077-3525
- Citation Title
- International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Citation Volume
- 22
- Citation Number
- 4
- Citation Start Page
- 307
- Citation End Page
- 314
- Language(ISO)
- eng
- DOI
- 10.1080/10773525.2016.1231948
- URI
- http://schca-ir.schmc.ac.kr/handle/2022.oak/3303
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