EPA Proposes New Rules for Reporting Asbestos Use
The EPA has proposed new asbestos reporting requirements which would go hand-in-hand with a recently announced asbestos ban.
Tag Archives: Asbestosis
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EPA Plan Would Ban Last Form of Asbestos Allowed In the United States
The EPA has announced plans to ban the last form of asbestos allowed into the United States after decades of evidence and litigation over the side effects of asbestos exposure.
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FDA Detects No Asbestos In Talc Powder Cosmetic Products Sampled This Year
The FDA indicates it was unable to detect any asbestos in talc-based cosmetics in the latest round of what has become an annual sampling of products designed to prevent asbestos…
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EPA Settlement With States Closes Loopholes That Allowed Companies to Avoid Asbestos Reporting Requirements
A settlement between states, environmental groups and the EPA calls for the agency to promulgate new rules which would collect better data on asbestos use in the United States and…
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Talc Asbestos Concerns Ignored By EPA Risk Assessment, Critics Say
Group blasts EPA for not including talc in its assessment of asbestos exposure threats.
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Chrysotile Asbestos Poses Unreasonable Risk To Consumers and Workers, EPA Assessment States
The EPA has concluded that chrysotile asbestos, used in gaskets and aftermarket automotive brakes and linings, represents an unreasonable risk to the health of consumers, workers and bystanders.
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EPA Must Close Asbestos Reporting Loopholes, Federal Judge Rules
A federal judge has ordered the EPA to close asbestos-reporting loopholes which prevent the agency from accurately assessing the risks of asbestos exposure to U.S. consumers.
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Increasing Mesothelioma Rates Among Older Adults and Women Linked To Low, Non-Occupational Exposures: Study
An upcoming study warns that women and the elderly are seeing increases in mesothelioma rates due to non-occupational exposures.
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Asbestos Risk “Unreasonable” For Workers and Consumers, EPA Draft Evaluation Finds
A draft evaluation by EPA experts indicates the risks of asbestos exposure are too great to justify keeping any asbestos products on the market.
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EPA Decision Not To Ban Asbestos Blasted In New England Journal of Medicine Editorial
Former public health officials are blasting the EPA for failing to ban asbestos, saying the agency continues to place American lives at risk for little to no benefit.
