Did You Know?
Here's some interesting information and highlights why asbestos in the U.S. is considered the Silent Killer:
- Approximately 90,000 people die from asbestos-related diseases globally each year.
- Asbestos has been banned in more than 60 countries, but not in the U.S.
Asbestos: Why Risk It?
- Roofing products account for 72% of consumption.
- Over 30 percent of all deaths from occupational cancer is caused by exposure to asbestos.
- In 2018, the U.S. chemical industry quadrupled its importation of asbestos compared to the year before.
- Asbestos kills 12,000 to 15,000 Americans each year
- Asbestos containing vermiculate insulation product called Zonolite is believed to be in 35 million homes, schools, and office buildings.
- Asbestos snow was used in the poppy scene in the Wizard of Oz.
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1-5. What percentage of the deaths from occupational cancer is caused by exposure to asbestos?
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