Asbestos Found in Lungs of Half the Thailand Population

Almost 50% of the general population in Thailand will die with at least traces of asbestos in their lungs, based on one recent study.

Asbestos fibers were discovered in the lungs of 48.5% of those who were part of a one-year, post-mortem analysis done by the Department of Pathology at Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University in Bangkok.

 

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