The U.S. banned asbestos, but its health impact will still be felt for decades Annalisa Merelli By Annalisa Merelli March 20, 2024

https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/20/asbestos-ban-health-effects-environmental-impact-will-last-decades/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=299162334&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_CLwA5iHr26F-TubdZR2P-XR7cTax7SAOIEGXCXiQ1eZbtvqRNxWOsbRHbxgUd32h_ixtqO06iBn_5BAEIFN-kpqcpZQ&utm_content=299162334&utm_source=hs_email The battle may be over, but the war is not yet won. Earlier this week, a new rule from the EPA spelled the end of asbestos in the U.S., but health experts warn that we’ll be living with the carcinogen’s harmful effects for decades. The new ban covers all forms of asbestos, including the only kind still in use in the U.S., found in brake linings and the manufacture of drain pipe cleaner and chlorine bleach. You may have thought asbestos was already prohibited, but a 1989 ban was all but reversed in 1991, leaving various state regulations in force. “I think it’s a good start, but to see the effects of this [ban] will take a very, very long time,” said Emanuela Taioli at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. People exposed to asbestos may not develop disease until up to 40 years later. STAT’s Annalisa Merelli has more. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3307510/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=299162334&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--405OHTCt-Q6suLGCh158w6op3mOwBOsZZCFL-cbDr9_NYEVq1KbsmzTGUiPek0FHs-fa9t3MM1AQ67fK6EFA0H8Jg6Q&utm_content=299162334&utm_source=hs_email