US EPA

6904061 

Journal Article 

Asbestos Revisited: Devoted to the Production and Sale of Rock and Clay Products 

Caldwell, M 

2018 

0 

Rock Products
ISSN: 0747-3605 

121 

9 

50-51 

English 

Asbestos rock was last mined in the United States in 2002, and arguably for good reason: inhalation of asbestos fibers has been linked to a number of serious health problems and respiratory diseases, and some estimates point to as many as 40,000 Americans dying annually due to exposure to the known carcinogen in occupational and residential settings. The asbestos industry faced 3.3 million claims from asbestos victims between 1988 and 2010, resulting in payouts of $17.5 billion and the bankruptcy of more than 100 asbestos companies. Under an Obama-era amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) - called the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act - the EPA is required to re-evaluate the safety of hundreds of potentially dangerous chemicals. 

Mines And Mining Industry; Health problems; Asbestos; Inhalation; Carcinogens; Toxic substances; Respiratory diseases; Respiration; Organic chemistry; Bankruptcy; Chemical industry; Asbestos industry; Occupational exposure; North Carolina; United States--US; Trump, Donald J; Kazakhstan; Pennsylvania; Massachusetts; Connecticut; Georgia; Maryland; Virginia; Lautenberg, Frank R; Pruitt, Scott