@article{fdi:010083904,
  title = {{U}sing {GIS} to estimate population at risk because of residence proximity to asbestos processing facilities in {C}olombia},
  author = {{L}ysaniuk, {B}enjamin and {C}ely-{G}arcia, {M}. {F}. and {G}iraldo, {M}. and {L}arrahondo, {J}. {M}. and {S}errano-{C}alderon, {L}. {M}. and {G}uerrero-{B}ernal, {J}. {C}. and {B}riceno-{A}yala, {L}. and {R}odriguez, {E}. {C}. and {R}amos-{B}onilla, {J}. {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he recent enactment of the law banning asbestos in {C}olombia raises a significant number of challenges. {T}he largest factories that have historically processed asbestos include five asbestos-cement facilities located in the cities of {S}ibate ({C}undinamarca), {C}ali ({V}alle del {C}auca), and {B}arranquilla ({A}tlantico), and {M}anizales ({C}aldas), which has two, as well as a friction products facility in {B}ogota {D}.{C}. {A}n asbestos chrysotile mine has also operated in {C}olombia since 1980 in {C}ampamento ({A}ntioquia). {I}n the framework of developing the {N}ational {A}sbestos {P}rofile for {C}olombia, in this study, we estimated the population residing in the vicinity of asbestos processing plants or the mine and, therefore, potentially at risk of disease. {U}sing a geographic information system, demographic data obtained from the last two general population censuses were processed to determine the number of people living within the concentric circles surrounding the asbestos facilities and the mine. {I}n previous studies conducted in different countries of the world, an increased risk of asbestos-related diseases has been reported for people living at different distance bands from asbestos processing facilities. {B}ased on these studies, circles of 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, and 10,000 m radii, centered on the asbestos processing facilities and the mine that operated in {C}olombia, were combined with the census data to estimate the number of people living within these radii. {L}arge numbers of people were identified. {I}t is estimated that in 2005, at the country level, 10,489 people lived within 500 m of an asbestos processing facility or mine. {I}n 2018, and within a distance of 10,000 m, the number of people was 6,724,677. {T}his information can aid public health surveillance strategies.},
  keywords = {asbestos ; environmental exposure ; population ; geographic information system ; {C}olombia ; {COLOMBIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {E}nvironmental {R}esearch and {P}ublic {H}ealth},
  volume = {18},
  numero = {24},
  pages = {13297 [17 ]},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.3390/ijerph182413297},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083904},
}