The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a #carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and that kills thousands of Americans every year. #OccEnvMed
The new rule would ban chrysotile asbestos, the only ongoing use of asbestos in the United States.
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