EPA Bans Last Uses of Toxic Asbestos in the United States
The rule includes new workplace safety requirements for those industries given more than two years to phase out chrysotile asbestos.
Tag Archives: Asbestosis
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Mesothelioma Rates Declining Four Decades After Most Use of Asbestos Banned in U.S.: Study
It has taken this long for mesothelioma rates to decline due to the long latency period of the disease, which can appear decades after asbestos exposure.
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EPA Finalizes New Asbestos Reporting Rule
The new asbestos reporting rule gives manufacturers and importers nine months to turn over data on their asbestos use over the last four years.
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EPA Proposes New Rules for Reporting Asbestos Use
In April, the EPA proposed a rule which would ban the last legal asbestos use in the U.S.
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EPA Plan Would Ban Last Form of Asbestos Allowed In the United States
The rule would ban the use and import of chrysotile asbestos into the United States, which continues to be used in certain products and industries
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FDA Detects No Asbestos In Talc Powder Cosmetic Products Sampled This Year
Annual sampling program was launched after asbestos was detected in Johnson's Baby Powder and some Claire's cosmetic products several years ago.
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EPA Settlement With States Closes Loopholes That Allowed Companies to Avoid Asbestos Reporting Requirements
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Talc Asbestos Concerns Ignored By EPA Risk Assessment, Critics Say
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Chrysotile Asbestos Poses Unreasonable Risk To Consumers and Workers, EPA Assessment States
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EPA Must Close Asbestos Reporting Loopholes, Federal Judge Rules
