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Particle-specific adverse health effects of the 3 particle types under consideration. |
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| Adverse effects |
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| Particle |
Pulmonary |
Extra-pulmonary |
| Asbestos |
Interstitial fibrosis, bronchogenic carcinoma, pleural mesothelioma, pleural fibrosis, pleural plaques |
Peritoneal mesothelioma, Autoimmune disease |
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| Quartz |
Nodular fibrosis, small airways disease, bronchogenic carcinoma, pleural fibrosis |
Autoimmune disease |
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| PM10 |
Increased lung cancer risk Exacerbations of COPD, Development of COPD Exacerbations of asthma |
Deaths and hospitalisations for cardiovascular disease, |
Donaldson et al. Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2009 6:13 doi:10.1186/1743-8977-6-13 |
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