Asbestos: How Concerned Should You Be?

General Information

 EPA's Asbestos Home Page
Includes information about vermiculite and other airborne minerals.

 Asbestos Overview
From the American Lung Association.

 Uncivil Action
Recent Seattle Post-Intelligencer special report about miners in Libby, Montana.

In Your Home and Yard

 Asbestos in Your Home
A homeowner's guide published by the EPA.

 What You Need to Know About Asbestos
Tips and information from the PBS series This Old House.

 Crayon Safety
Consumer Product Safety Commission test results in response to public concerns.

 Your Garden, Your Soil
Recent EPA press releases suggests there is little risk for home gardeners.

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At Work and School

 Breathing Hazards at Work
From the American Lung Assocation.

 Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report 1999
CDC/NIOSH annual statistics.

 Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals

 Occupational Lung Diseases
From the Columbia University Complete Home Medical Guide.

 PubMed search on: occupational exposure to asbestos

 Asbestos Exposure in Schools
Policy statement for the American Academy of Pediatrics.