http://www.bloggernews.net/119127 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:59:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.bloggernews.net/119127#comment-862011 Faye Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:14:40 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119127#comment-862011 Despite all the problems related to it, asbestos is still imported and used in the United States. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. imported and used an estimated 1,820 tons of asbestos in 2007. (http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/asbestos/mcs-2008-asbes.pdf) Also, the U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill H.R. 6903 The Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act to ban the future importation and use of asbestos (it is already banned in many countries) and provide funding for medical research into effective treatments for asbestos-related diseases. You can read about it at http://www.curemeso.org/c.kkLUJ7MPKtH/b.3091043/k.8B0A/Action_Center/siteapps/advocacy/ActionCenter.aspx Despite all the problems related to it, asbestos is still imported and used in the United States. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. imported and used an estimated 1,820 tons of asbestos in 2007. (http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/asbestos/mcs-2008-asbes.pdf) Also, the U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill H.R. 6903 The Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act to ban the future importation and use of asbestos (it is already banned in many countries) and provide funding for medical research into effective treatments for asbestos-related diseases. You can read about it at http://www.curemeso.org/c.kkLUJ7MPKtH/b.3091043/k.8B0A/Action_Center/siteapps/advocacy/ActionCenter.aspx

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