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Legacy of blue asbestos lingers, decades on
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Long term analysis in former workers and residents exposed to blue asbestos in an Australian mining town confirms that lung function has continued to decline nearly four decades after exposure ceased. Furthermore, smoking has not worsened the asbestosis, as once claimed.
Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), …