How ignorant are we and how much do we care about public health? Sunday walk on a wonderful route between the view of the Gran Sasso and the Adriatic Sea. Teramo is unique as its landscapes are unique among a green that changes in tone and mood with every step. Then, the harsh reality. Asbestos roofing ruined as if there were no tomorrow and after all, the asbestos danger, the asbestos fibres, constitute such a strong danger to health that there is no certainty about tomorrow. Lorenzo de’ Medici would have been helpful with his Neoplatonic philosophy and concept of common progress. The fibers are extremely strong and are not degraded by other compounds that may be present in the atmosphere; for these reasons, once released into the environment, they can remain there for decades. Do you know what the disease that can manifest itself by breathing asbestos fibers is called? Mesothelioma. A rare, aggressive and almost always fatal tumor, with a 5-year survival rate of approximately 10%. The vast majority of malignant mesotheliomas are linked to exposure to asbestoswhich can be professional, para-occupational or from environmental sources.
In Teramo there are many warehouses with ruined asbestos roofing and we have often reported with our services a lot of asbestos abandoned in our hills. When will there finally be a census and related legal actions? When are the ritual complaints due?
