RT Book, Section A1 Balmes, John R. A2 Olson, Kent R. A2 Anderson, Ilene B. A2 Benowitz, Neal L. A2 Blanc, Paul D. A2 Clark, Richard F. A2 Kearney, Thomas E. A2 Kim-Katz, Susan Y. A2 Wu, Alan H. B. SR Print(0) ID 1174605188 T1 ASBESTOS T2 Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071839792 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1174605188 RD 2024/10/13 AB Asbestos is the name given to a group of naturally occurring silicates—chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, actinolite, and anthophyllite. Exposure to asbestos is a well-documented cause of pulmonary and pleural fibrosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma, illnesses that may appear many years after exposure.