Open AccessAsbestos in toys: an exemplary case
Author(s) -
Stefano Silvestri,
Francesco Di Benedetto,
C Raffaell,
Angela Veraldi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3542
Subject(s) - asbestos , mesothelioma , production (economics) , business , environmental health , medicine , pathology , metallurgy , economics , materials science , macroeconomics
DAS was an artificial clay which, once molded, hardened at room temperature. It was largely used as a toy between 1963 and 1975 in Italy, Netherlands, Germany, UK and Norway. This case report describes and reports the presence of asbestos in DAS.