Reply to Mirabelli et al. Is Mesothelioma Unrelated to the Lung Asbestos Burden? Comment on "Visonà et al. Inorganic Fiber Lung Burden in Subjects with Occupational and/or Anthropogenic Environmental Asbestos Exposure in Broni (Pavia, Northern Italy): An SEM-EDS Study on Autoptic Samples. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 2053".

Silvia Damiana Visonà,Andrea Frontini,Elena Belluso,Claudio Colosio,Ruggero Vigliaturo,Eleonora Crespi,Paola Borrelli,Sofia Bodini,Simona Villani,Silvana Capella

doi:10.3390/ijerph18137181

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Silvia Damiana Visonà 1, *, Silvana Capella 2,3, Sofia Bodini 1, Paola Borrelli 4,5, Simona Villani 4, Eleonora Crespi 6, Andrea Frontini 7, Claudio Colosio 6,8, Ruggero Vigliaturo 2 and Elena Belluso 2,3
Five out of the 17 controls’ lungs contained asbestos fibers. Another electron microscopic study on lung content conducted on 126 autoptic samples concluded that the concentration of chrysotile was similar among the groups, whereas the amphibole concentration shows higher levels in MM and asbestosis compared to normal lungs and lung cancer patients [11]
The analysis of the concentration of asbestos bodies (ABs) in organic samples and, in particular, in human lung tissue is essential for the study of asbestos-related diseases and for the evaluation of past exposure

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Silvia Damiana Visonà 1, *, Silvana Capella 2,3 , Sofia Bodini 1 , Paola Borrelli 4,5 , Simona Villani 4 , Eleonora Crespi 6 , Andrea Frontini 7 , Claudio Colosio 6,8 , Ruggero Vigliaturo 2 and Elena Belluso 2,3. Anthropogenic Environmental Asbestos Exposure in Broni (Pavia, Northern Italy): An SEM-EDS Study on Autoptic

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