CANADA – ASBESTOS
September 1st, 2003
BY MONICA DOBIETHE CANADIAN asbestos industry is redoubling its efforts to persuade the European Union to reverse its ban on chrysotile asbestos using the findings of a new study, which backs arguments that the mineral is safer for human use than some alternative materials.The Asbestos Institute, funded by the Canadian federal and provincial governments as well as the country's industry and unions, released what it calls evidence on the safety of chrysotile asbestos mined from Québec. The year long study sponsored by the institute has compiled medical data ...
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