Posted on August 29, 2015
Top Ten Asbestos Facts (2015)
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The United States and Canada are the last two industrial nations not to ban asbestos. -
Nearly 40 years ago, the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared asbestos to be a human carcinogen.
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Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) state: “Asbestos includes chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos.
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The Word Health Organization (WHO) estimates “there are approximately 125 million people in the world who are exposed to asbestos in the workplace.”
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The Word Health Organization (WHO) states “more than 107,000 people die each year from asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis resulting from occupational exposures.”
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The Word Health Organization (WHO) states, “one in every three deaths from occupational cancer is estimated to be caused by asbestos. In addition, it is estimated that several thousands of deaths can be attributed annually to exposure to asbestos in the living environment.
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USGS: In 2014, “Asbestos consumption in the United States was 400 metric tons.
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USGS: In 2014, “The chloralkali industry accounted for an estimated 88% of U.S. consumption.”
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USGS: “Numerous materials substitute for asbestos in products”
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Russia is the leading producer of asbestos worldwide, followed by China, Brazil, and Kazakhstan.