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Table 7 Asbestos exposure levels by industries in Korea

From: Review of carcinogenicity of asbestos and proposal of approval standards of an occupational cancer caused by asbestos in Korea

Industrya

<1990

1991 ~ 1999

2000 ~ 2008

Total

Foamed Plastic Products

 

5.12

 

5.12

Other Articles of Paper and Paperboard n.e.c.b

 

3.54

 

3.54

Surface-Active Agents

  

2.45

2.45

Asbestos, Mineral Wools and Other Similar Products

7.48

0.91

0.02

2.04

Cast of Iron and Steel

1.54

  

1.54

Weaving of Man-Made Fiber Fabrics

 

1.52

 

1.52

Moulding Patterns, Moulds and Industrial Patterns

  

1.51

1.51

Sale of Motor Vehicle New Parts and Accessories

1.41

  

1.41

Cutting, Shaping and Finishing of Stone

  

1.18

1.18

Paperboard Boxes and Containers

  

0.98

0.98

Industrial Un-vulcanized Rubber Products

  

0.96

0.96

Other Paper and Paperboard

 

0.00

1.61

0.81

Spinning of Wool

  

0.74

0.74

Repair Services of Motor Vehicles Specializing in Parts

0.93

0.56

 

0.68

Tires and Tubes

  

0.66

0.66

Synthetic Resin and Other Plastic Materials

 

0.04

0.83

0.63

Stone Products for Construction

0.46

0.74

 

0.60

Abrasive Articles

 

0.56

 

0.56

Taps, Valves and Similar Products

  

0.56

0.56

Other Parts and Accessories for Motor Vehicles n. e. c.

  

0.54

0.54

Synthetic Rubber

  

0.47

0.47

General Repair Services of Motor Vehicles

  

0.44

0.44

Other Parts and Accessories for Motor Vehicles n. e. c.

0.42

  

0.42

Other Insulated Wire and Cable

  

0.36

0.36

General Paints and Similar Products

  

0.32

0.32

Other Maintenance and Repair Services of General Machinery

0.23

  

0.23

Other Structural Metal Products

  

0.21

0.21

Electric Lamps and Electric Bulbs

  

0.20

0.20

Sections for Ships

 

0.06

0.24

0.18

General Construction

 

0.17

 

0.17

Insulated Codes Sets and Other Conductors for Electricity

  

0.12

0.12

Research and Experimental Development On Other Engineering

  

0.12

0.12

Sanitary Paper Products

  

0.12

0.12

Other Special Purpose Machinery, n.e.c.

  

0.11

0.11

Synthetic Rubber and of Plastics in Primary Forms

  

0.11

0.11

Paper Sacks and Paper Bags

  

0.11

0.11

Rubber Products

  

0.11

0.11

Aircraft Parts and Accessories

 

0.095

 

0.095

Parts and Accessories for Motor Vehicles and Engines

 

0.183

0.001

0.092

Building of Steel Ships

 

0.076

 

0.076

Special Yarns and Tire Cord Fabrics

 

0.073

 

0.073

Other Unclassified Non-metallic Minerals n. e. c.

 

0.069

 

0.069

Other Refractory Ceramic Products

 

0.064

 

0.064

Adhesives and Gelatin

  

0.055

0.055

Hot Rolled, Drawn and Extruded Iron or Steel Products

 

0.040

 

0.040

Apartment Building Construction

 

0.039

 

0.039

Parts and Accessories for Motor Engines

 

0.073

0.002

0.038

Heat Treatment of Metals

  

0.034

0.034

Broadcasting and Wireless Telecommunication Apparatuses

 

0.028

 

0.028

Other Footwear

  

0.026

0.026

Agricultural and Forestry Machinery

 

0.046

0.003

0.024

Other Sound Equipment

 

0.022

 

0.022

General Electric Lighting Fixture

  

0.020

0.020

Pharmaceutical Goods Other Than Medicaments

  

0.016

0.016

Waste Treatment Services

  

0.016

0.016

Electric Motors and Generators

 

0.014

 

0.014

Supporting, Railway Transport Activities

  

0.014

0.014

Cellulose Fiber Cement Products

  

0.013

0.013

Disposal of Hazardous Waste

  

0.013

0.013

Other Plastic Products n.e.c.

 

0.012

 

0.012

Other Rubber Products n.e.c.

 

0.012

 

0.012

Passenger Motor Vehicles

 

0.023

0.000

0.012

Other Fertilizers and Nitrogen Compounds

  

0.012

0.012

Other Work trucks, Lifting and Handling Equipment

 

0.009

 

0.009

Saws, Saw Blades and Interchangeable Tools

 

0.009

 

0.009

Other Basic Iron and Steel

 

0.008

 

0.008

Machinery for Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing

 

0.008

 

0.008

Forging of Metal

  

0.008

0.008

Packaging Plastics and Shipping Containers

 

0.008

 

0.008

All Other Chemical Products n.e.c.

  

0.007

0.007

Metal Pressed and Stamped Products

 

0.007

 

0.007

All Other Glass and its Products n.e.c.

  

0.007

0.007

Pottery and Ceramic Household or Ornamental Ware

  

0.006

0.006

Engraving, Cutting and Similar Processing of Metals or Other Materials

  

0.006

0.006

Other Electronic Valves, Tubes and Electronic Components n.e.c.

 

0.011

0.002

0.006

Pulp

  

0.006

0.006

Broadcasting via Cable, Satellite and Other Broadcasting

 

0.005

 

0.005

Hazardous Waste Collection

  

0.005

0.005

Other Domestic Electric Appliances

 

0.005

 

0.005

Other Electric Motors, Generators and Transformers

  

0.004

0.004

General Hospitals

  

0.004

0.004

Electric Power Generation

  

0.004

0.004

Powder Metallurgic Products

  

0.003

0.003

Basic Organic Petrochemicals

 

0.010

0.000

0.003

Pumps and Compressors

  

0.003

0.003

Industrial Process Control Equipment

  

0.002

0.002

Residential Property Management

  

0.002

0.002

Other Manufacturing n.e.c.

  

0.001

0.001

Total

1.78

0.41

0.25

0.39

  1. athe 9th Korean Standard Industrial Classification code name
  2. bnot elsewhere classified
  3. All data were presented arithmetic mean (f//m)