Increased incidences of mesothelioma in iron ore miners in northeastern Minnesota have prompted the state to fund a study to determine the probable cause.
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Add talcum powder products to the list of possible carcinogens to avoid. A group of physicians, consumer organizations and public health officials is petitioning the Health and Human Services department and the Food and Drug Administration to place warning labels on talcum powder products. At particular risk are those women who use such products frequently in the genital area. Many talcum products contain traces of asbestos, linked to mesothelioma and ovarian cancer.
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A supervisor of the asbestos program in the Connecticut Department of Public Health has been honored by the Environmental Protection Agency for his efforts to stop the sale of art clay that has asbestos-containing talc. The supervisor, Ron Skomro, worked with suppliers to stop the sale of art clay in Connecticut and persuaded the Art & Creative Materials Institute to require member manufacturers to reformulate their products to remove asbestos. Asbestos has been linked to asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, most often fatal lung diseases.
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Off-road motorcyclists and environmental groups are locking wheels on the proposed closing of 31,000 acres of the Clear Creek Management Area, rugged country straddling Fresno and San Joaquin counties. The EPA found an increased long-term cancer risk for those involved in recreational activities, particularly those that kick up dust.
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Libby, Montana, a town of 3,000 people, finds itself in the middle of what will be one of the most expensive series of lawsuits in American history. Some 112,000 people are seeking damages against W.R Grace & Company for what the Federal Environmental Protection Agency calls the nations worst environmental disaster. Every day, two and a half tons of deadly asbestos dust was created at the W.R. Grace & Companys vermiculite mine on Zonolite Mountain. The EPA has fined Grace $250 million. The company has set up a trust with more than $2.9 billion to settle the claims.
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