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TO IMPROVE public health, asbestos should be banned from all new products sold in the United States, according to a draft study from a panel that included doctors, business and government experts and union representatives.
The consumption of asbestos, a heat-resistant mineral used in insulation, roofing tiles and brakes, has fallen drastically since the early 1970s, when it was conclusively linked to lung and other cancers. Asbestos mining ended in the United States last year.
The study, called `Asbestos Strategies', was conducted by the Global Environment and Technology Foundation, - a non-profit group that promotes environmentally friendly development, under a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.
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