The risk factor for mesothelioma is asbestos exposure.

间皮瘤危险因素是接触石棉。

However, mesothelioma is rare even in persons with asbestos exposure.

相反在接触石棉的人中间皮瘤很少见。

The patient reports a history of asbestos exposure as a carpenter and denies smoking.

患者自述曾为木匠、有石棉接触史， 无吸烟史。

Pleural plaques are almost invariably the consequence of previous (at least 15 years earlier) asbestos exposure.

胸膜斑是先前(至少15年前)接触石棉的后果。

Thus, smokers with a history of asbestos exposure have a risk 50 fold greater likelihood of for developing lung cancer.

因此，具有石棉接触史的吸烟者患肺癌风险增大了50倍。

Asbestos exposure is also responsible for other diseases, such as asbestosis (fibrosis of the lungs), pleural plaques, thickening and effusions.

接触石棉也能引起其他疾病，如石棉肺(肺纤维化)、胸膜斑、胸膜增厚和胸腔积液。

While asbestos exposure is a causative factor for both disorders, it is the only known cause of mesothelioma while lung cancer can be caused by other agents-including cigarette smoking.

尽管石棉暴露是两个紊乱的病因因素，它是间皮瘤的仅有的知道的原因而肺癌也可被其它媒介包括吸烟引起。

Malignant mesothelioma is a life-threatening type of cancer commonly caused by exposure to asbestos.

恶性间皮瘤是一种致命的癌症，它通常是由于长期接触石棉而造成的。

In addition, it is estimated that several thousand deaths annually can be attributed to exposure to asbestos in the home.

此外，据估计，每年几千人的死亡可归咎于在家接触石棉。

According to WHO estimates, more than 107 000 people die each year from asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis resulting from occupational exposure.

据世卫组织估计，每年有超过10.7万人因职业暴露而死于与石棉相关的肺癌、间皮瘤和石棉肺。

Mesothelioma is a particularly destructive cancer, for decades pass between exposure to the asbestos and appearance of cancerous symptoms.

尤其是破坏性间皮瘤癌症，几十年间通过接触石棉和癌症症状出现。

Taking all of this evidence together, the most the court could conclude was that public exposure to asbestos fibers "creates some health risk ".

综合考虑这些证据，法院可以得出的结论大多是，公开暴露在石棉纤维环境下“会产生一些健康方面的风险”。

Production and use of asbestos products in their process will result in a substantial waste, waste through its fibre patterns in the air on human exposure have serious hazards.

石棉制品在生产和使用过程中都会产生大量的废物，废物通过纤维形态暴露在空气中会对人体产生严重危害。

Other causes include over exposure to radon, asbestos and air pollution.

其他的病因包括氡，石棉的过度接触和过度暴露于空气污染。

Exposure to asbestos, chemicals, acids, solvents, or coal or stone dust was not associated with a higher risk, the researchers said.

与石棉、化学试剂、酸、有机溶剂、煤以及石灰等接触，并没有显示出更高的患病风险。

The workplace is a common source of exposure to asbestos fibers, as asbestos was widely used in the past for both thermal and acoustic insulation materials.

工作间是一种常见的来源接触到石棉纤维由于石棉被广泛使用在过去两、热隔音材料。

All the cases had no evidently history of exposure to asbestos.

所有病例均无明显石棉接触史。

People who work with asbestos wear personal protective equipment to lower their risk of exposure.

人们谁与石棉磨损的个人防护设备，以降低他们的风险。

Passive inhalation (" secondhand smoke ") is linked to lung cancer in nonsmokers. Other risk factors include exposure to radon or asbestos.

在不抽烟的人当中，被动吸烟的人也与肺癌发病有关。其它的致癌因素还包括曝露在氡和石绵的环境下。

In subsection (1) the reference to causing or permitting a person to be exposed to asbestos includes a reference to failing to protect a person from exposure to asbestos.

在本条第(1)款关于导致或者容许某人被石棉侵害的规定包括未能防止受害人遭受石棉侵害的情形。