Quebec Department of Public Health has recently published a report, it appears that many yards in the air in Quebec to contain levels of asbestos that are less than the provincial standard. Asbestos is highly toxic mineral wool that can be found in a wide range of construction materials manufactured before 1980. Asbestos exposure can cause deadly diseases such as asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the protective coating of the major organs and body cavities.
Department of Public Health studied 3,000 air samples from sites that were considered at high risk of exposure to asbestos and found that 43% of sites had concentrations of asbestos at or above the limit. The study also notes that the limit occupational asbestos Quebec provides 10 times more airborne fibers than other Canadian provinces and 100 times more than some European countries.
According to Louise Soulière, public health director for a region of central Quebec, which houses one of the last asbestos mine in Canada, the report shows that "even if we in Quebec standards, labor laws, inspectors and equipment available protection ... is (still) very difficult to meet the standards. "
Soulier, and requires the study to demonstrate "that even if employees know they work, sometimes at risk of asbestos." Prolonged exposure to asbestos employees often leads to the development of malignant mesothelioma. carcinogenic asbestos fibers are easily inhaled, penetrates the lung tissue and remain for decades, and may eventually lead to the onset of pleural mesothelioma, which in particular affects the lining of the lungs.
Department of Public Health studied 3,000 air samples from sites that were considered at high risk of exposure to asbestos and found that 43% of sites had concentrations of asbestos at or above the limit. The study also notes that the limit occupational asbestos Quebec provides 10 times more airborne fibers than other Canadian provinces and 100 times more than some European countries.
According to Louise Soulière, public health director for a region of central Quebec, which houses one of the last asbestos mine in Canada, the report shows that "even if we in Quebec standards, labor laws, inspectors and equipment available protection ... is (still) very difficult to meet the standards. "
Soulier, and requires the study to demonstrate "that even if employees know they work, sometimes at risk of asbestos." Prolonged exposure to asbestos employees often leads to the development of malignant mesothelioma. carcinogenic asbestos fibers are easily inhaled, penetrates the lung tissue and remain for decades, and may eventually lead to the onset of pleural mesothelioma, which in particular affects the lining of the lungs.
