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Refuting Industry Claims That Chrysotile Asbestos Is Safe
Ban Asbestos Canada | May 23, 2006

MiningWatch Canada, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, and three national trade unions charge that asbestos industry claims that "chrysotile asbestos is safe" are not scientifically substantiated. Determined to get the scientific evidence before the public, on May 23rd, we have purchased two pages in the Hill Times to put our case.

Victim's Organizations Form Asbestos Victims Coalition in Opposition to Asbestos Trust Fund Litigation
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization | June 27, 2005

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) today announced the formation of the Asbestos Victims Coalition, comprised of consumer groups, victims organizations and specialists working together to ensure that the voice of asbestos victims is fairly represented. Specifically, the Coalition is working to raise awareness about the inequities in the asbestos trust fund legislation proposed by Senators Arlen Specter and Patrick Leahy.

Asbestos Deaths Soar Since '60s
CBS News | July 22, 2004

Asbestos deaths in the United States have skyrocketed since the late 1960s and will probably keep on climbing through the next decade because of long-ago exposure to the material, once widely used for insulation and fireproofing, the government said Thursday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 1,493 people died from asbestos in 2000, compared with 77 in 1968.

A Call for an International Ban on Asbestos
Canadian Medical Association Journal | February 20, 2001

In order to eliminate the burden of disease and death that is caused worldwide by exposure to asbestos, the Collegium Ramazzini calls for an immediate ban on all mining and use of asbestos. To be effective, the ban must be international in scope and must be enforced in every country in the world.