Hundreds of medical studies demonstrating safety of a controlled use of chrysotile have been conducted worldwide, such as:
Occupational exposure to asbestos and man-made vitreous fibres and risk of lung cancer: a multicentre case-control study in Europe
A comparison of the risks from different materials containing asbestos
Risk assessment for asbestos-related cancer from the 9/11 attack on theWorldTradeCenter
The health effects of chrysotile: current perspective based upon recent data, 2006
The toxicological response of Brazilian chrysotile asbestos: a multidose subchronic 90-day inhalation toxicology study with 92-day recovery to assess cellular and pathological response, 2006
On the use and misuse of the IARC Classification of Carcinogenic Substances: the case of asbestos
Russian-Finnish-American study of health and labor conditions of asbestos miners and millers, 1997
The biopersistence of Brazilian chrysotile asbestos following inhalation, 2004
Comparison of Calidria chrysotile asbestos to pure tremolite: inhalation biopersistence and histopathology following short-term exposure, Switzerland 2003
The analysis of association between labor conditions and health of chrysotile asbestos miners and millers, Russian Federation, RAMS Institute of Occupational Medicine, 2000
Assessment of the release of chrysotile fibers from asbestos cement products during weathering,Russian Federation, Belgorod State Technological Academy of Building Materials, 2000
Experimental studies on comparative assessment of biological properties of asbestos and substitute fibrous materials, Russian Federation, RAMS Institute of Occupational Medicine, 2002
Comparing the relative biological activity of degradation products of asbestos cement materials and some components of asbestos cement,Russia,BelgorodStateUniversity, 2003
A survey of the health problems associated with the production and use of high density chrysotile products, 2005