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Asbestos is responsible for countless deaths around the world, including at least 10,000 each year in the U.S. alone. Many Americans might think it’s been banned, but it has not. It’s lethal, legal and continues to pose serious risks to millions of American families.

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Deadly Deception: How the Asbestos Industry Covered Up the Danger for Decades, and Continues to Evade Accountability Today

June 3rd, 2016

The asbestos industry was well aware that asbestos was deadly. Yet, the companies that mined asbestos, and those that exposed workers, military personnel and consumers to it kept what they knew secret for decades.

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Asbestos is responsible for countless deaths around the world, including at least 10,000 each year in the U.S. alone. Many Americans might think it’s been banned, but it has not. It’s lethal, legal and continues to pose serious risks to millions of American families.

Deadly Deception: How the Asbestos Industry Covered Up the Danger for Decades, and Continues to Evade Accountability Today

The asbestos industry was well aware that asbestos was deadly. Yet, the companies that mined asbestos, and those that exposed workers, military personnel and consumers to it kept what they knew secret for decades.

Asbestos Nation

BASF

Asbestos is responsible for countless deaths around the world, including at least 10,000 each year in the U.S. alone. Many Americans might think it’s been banned, but it has not. It’s lethal, legal and continues to pose serious risks to millions of American families.

Deadly Deception: How the Asbestos Industry Covered Up the Danger for Decades, and Continues to Evade Accountability Today

The asbestos industry was well aware that asbestos was deadly. Yet, the companies that mined asbestos, and those that exposed workers, military personnel and consumers to it kept what they knew secret for decades.

Asbestos Nation

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