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Asbestos Consumption in Mongolia: 1996-2014
International journal of environmental research and public health, v 15(1)
01 Jan 2018
PMID: 29342920
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Abstract
Asbestos is still used in Mongolia in the energy and construction sectors, among others. However, limited data is available on asbestos consumption and asbestos-related disease in Mongolia. The purpose of this paper is to present the available information on the importation of asbestos into Mongolia. We used data on annual asbestos imports between 1996 and 2014 from Mongolian Customs Statistics and the National Council on Toxic and Hazardous Substances Affairs. The uses of this material are also presented with respect to chrysotile alone. Most asbestos is used for construction. Mongolia started using asbestos in the energy and construction industries as thermal insulation in 1961. Asbestos is still allowed for use in Mongolia under the Law on Toxic and Hazards Substances. There are no asbestos mines in Mongolia, and the manufacture of asbestos-containing materials does not take place there. Thus, asbestos is mainly imported from China and Russia. Mongolia used 44,422 metric tons of asbestos-containing materials between 1996 and 2014. In Mongolia, with the current use of asbestos, there will be a continuing risk of developing asbestos-related diseases from past use, and proper oversight of asbestos-involving activities and the safe removal and disposal of asbestos must be considered.
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- Title
- Asbestos Consumption in Mongolia: 1996-2014
- Creators
- Naransukh Damiran - Mongolian National UniversityArthur Frank - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- International journal of environmental research and public health, v 15(1)
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000424121200135
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85040947777
- Other Identifier
- 991019168305504721
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- Environmental Sciences
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