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The Great Asbestos Scam |
| Section: NATURAL SCIENCE / SCIENCE ESSAY |
| Author: Douglas G. Brookins, with Judith Binder |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 12/1/1989 |
| Size: 2,603 Words, 16,384 Characters |
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Is asbestos a major threat to health? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has convinced Congress to pass legislation requiring all schools in the United States to inspect for the presence of asbestos and, when present, to remove it.
Yet in the world community, asbestos is not considered a significant hazard. Rigorous studies in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, and the United States testify to the relatively minor risk posed by asbestos. Complicating the issue is the grouping of several diverse minerals under the label asbestos: While all have similar properties that make them useful materials, they vary widely in health risk.
When the low risks of asbestos are balanced against its life-saving uses, one comes to realize that the legislation aimed at eliminating asb...
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...bole asbestos with chrysotile asbestos will allow us to take advantage of this excellent material while at the same time eliminating the very real, albeit small, risk from amphibole asbestos.
Finally, it is apparent that the EPA should reevaluate its data and take the initiative to educate the public. Its orders and recommendations for asbestos removal and phase out must be rescinded. vbcrlf
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