TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Asbestiform Fibers: Nonoccupational Health Risks SN - 978-0-309-07852-8 DO - 10.17226/509 PY - 1984 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/509/asbestiform-fibers-nonoccupational-health-risks PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Environment and Environmental Studies AB - Much of the more than 30 million tons of asbestos used in the United States since 1900 is still present as insulation in offices and schools, as vinyl-asbestos flooring in homes, and in other common products. This volume presents a comprehensive evaluation of the relation of these fibers to specific diseases and the extent of nonoccupational risks associated with them. It covers sources of asbestiform fibers, properties of the fibers, and carcinogenic and fibrogenic risks they pose. ER -