Asbestos Risk Calculator

Select a mineral type and enter exposure parameters. Outputs are reported per 1,000,000 per lifetime.

Mineral type

Worktime Asbestos Exposure (f/cc)

Exposure Duration (years)

Exposure Onset Age (years)

Total Cancer, per 1,000,000 per lifetime: —

Lung Cancer, per 1,000,000 per lifetime: —

Mesothelioma, per 1,000,000 per lifetime: —

References

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Darnton L. Quantitative assessment of mesothelioma and lung cancer risk based on Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM) estimates of fibre exposure: an update of 2000 asbestos cohort data. Environ Res. 2023 Aug 1;230:114753. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114753. Epub 2023 Mar 23. PMID: 36965802.
Goodman JE, Korchevskiy A, Wylie AG. Comparison of various methodological approaches to model asbestos thresholds for mesothelioma. Front Public Health. 2025 May 13;13:1569343. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1569343. PMID: 40433487; PMCID: PMC12106529.
Goodman JE, Rhomberg LR, Cohen SM, Mundt KA, Case B, Burstyn I, Becich MJ, Gibbs G. Challenges in defining thresholds for health effects: some considerations for asbestos and silica. Front Epidemiol. 2025 Mar 17;5:1557023. doi: 10.3389/fepid.2025.1557023. PMID: 40166649; PMCID: PMC11955591.