Law, Hsei DiClements, MarkLazarevic, NinaSmurthwaite, KaylaTrevenar, SusanNewman, LeahChalker, ElizabethKirk, Martyn D.Korda, Rosemary J.2025-12-162025-12-16ORCID:/0000-0001-6463-6719/work/194382895ORCID:/0000-0002-1340-2725/work/194383934ORCID:/0000-0002-9390-2171/work/194384705ORCID:/0000-0003-1590-0370/work/194385846ORCID:/0000-0001-5432-5984/work/215318123https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733795453All forms of asbestos are classed as known human carcinogens.1 More than 80% of pleural mesothelioma cases in men are due to asbestos exposure.2 Although the threat of asbestos is well-established in occupational settings, less is known about the risk to residents of homes fitted with asbestos insulation, in particular of the loose fill variety.This study was funded by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Directorate , ACT Government . EC is a paid employee of ACT Health, part of the ACT Government, as well as having a visiting appointment at the Australian National University, otherwise the funder of the study had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation or writing of the report.4en© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.2025-09-1510.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101699105017793262