Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoThe U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industrywww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1258arrow-down12cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.mlgoodnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1256arrow-down1external-linkThe U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industrywww.npr.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.mlgoodnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squareNakedmole@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down1·6 months agoWait, there are countries where that shit is still legal?!
minus-squaresupercriticalcheese@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months agoYes, India, Philippines, China and Russia come to mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos_and_the_law
minus-squarexx3rawr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoReminds me, we used wire gauze with asbestos during high school in the Philippines. “Fortunately”, it was a public school with not a lot of resources so the use of lab equipment are very rare.
Wait, there are countries where that shit is still legal?!
Yes, India, Philippines, China and Russia come to mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos_and_the_law
Reminds me, we used wire gauze with asbestos during high school in the Philippines. “Fortunately”, it was a public school with not a lot of resources so the use of lab equipment are very rare.