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As the U.S. Senate considers a bill to protect companies from lawsuits
brought by hundreds of thousands of Americans harmed by asbestos, the first-
ever analysis of federal mortality records finds that 10,000 Americans die
each year from asbestos exposure, and projects that up to ten times that many
will die in the next decade.
Although many Americans believe that asbestos has already been banned and its
victims have been compensated by the courts, the EWG Action Fund study
reports that 30 million pounds of asbestos are used in the U.S. each year,
lists dozens of widely-used consumer products that still contain it, and
says more than one million workers are exposed every year. Are you one of
them?
In 1991, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned what was commonly
known as the "Asbestos Ban and Phaseout Rule of 1989." Consequently, scores
of asbestos products remain on the market today. The 2001 Mineral Commodity
Summary for Asbestos from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported 61% of
the asbestos used in the United States (in 2000) was in roofing products, 19%
in friction products, 13% in gaskets, and 7% was classified as "other."
Despite the court"s actions, a short list of products still remain banned
under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Clean Air Act. These
include: corrugated paper, rollboard, commercial paper, specialty paper,
flooring felt, sprayed-on materials containing more than one percent
asbestos, and all new asbestos applications are banned.


