Cause of Pleural Plaque. Unlike pleural thickening, pleural plaques rarely form for reasons other than asbestos exposure, though some researchers believe inhalation of erionite fibers may lead to the formation of pleural plaques in some cases. (Erionite may be a cause of mesothelioma as well.
something that is produced by a cause or agent; result. power or ability to influence or produce a result; efficacy. the condition of being operative (esp in the phrases in or into effect) take effect â to become operative or begin to produce results. basic meaning or purpose (esp in the phrase to that effect)
Most of the time, you'll want affect as a verb meaning to influence something and effect for the something that was influenced. The difference between affect and effect is so slippery that people have started using impact as a verb instead. Don't be one of them! Another trick is to remember that affect comes first alphabetically, and an action (to affect) has to occur before you can have a result (an effect).