Asbestos Cement Products Linked to High Worker Exposure Risks: Study
Researchers are calling for a total ban on asbestos products around the world, indicating techniques designed to keep workers safe often do not work.
Tag Archives: Asbestos Exposure
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Researchers Discover Protein Linking Exposure to Asbestos and Mesothelioma
The study indicates asbestos exposure stimulates production of a protein which starts the inflammation process leading to a mesothelioma diagnosis.
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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 Plans New Safety Regulations for Asbestos, Phthalates in 2023
The new rules include restrictions on chrysotile asbestos, exposure to which can increase the risk of mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer.
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EPA Assesses Conditions for Using Asbestos-Containing Talc in Risk Evaluation
As part of a settlement agreement, the EPA will look at the risks of "legacy" asbestos products, including how to handle asbestos in talc.
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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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Former Mill Worker Wins $36.5M Asbestos Exposure Lawsuit Verdict
Despite the mining company's bankruptcy, the court found the mill's insurance company liable for failing to warn workers of known asbestos dangers.
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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.
