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。

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Two other air pollutants require some mention: radon and asbestos.

另外两种空气污染需要某种提示：氡和石棉。

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On the other hand, in the case of great health dangers of modern times - mercury, lead, tobacco, asbestos - journalists were too slow to blow the whistle.

另一方面，水银，铅，烟草，石棉，当今社会还有诸如此类许许多多的健康威胁，新闻记者都无法予以及时揭露。

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That's what happened in mass-tort settlements involving asbestos, Vioxx, fen-phen and other products, where lawyers cleverly bundled hundreds or even thousands of claims that might not stand a good chance in court with a few that threatened blockbuster verdicts.

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In other large product-liability cases, such as cigarettes or asbestos, there seems to be a well-established link between the products and a specific disease, such as asbestosis or lung cancer.

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In a hearing scheduled for mid-January, Bernick will try to persuade a Delaware bankruptcy judge to value as worthless tens of thousands of claims stemming from lawsuits against Grace, which used asbestos in spray-on fireproofing and Zonolite insulation and other fireproofing products.

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