Asbestos: The Poster Child for 1976 TSCA Failure by Linda Reinstein

1. Asbestos:
The Poster Child for TSCA Reform
Linda Reinstein, Co-Founder/President
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
@Linda_ADAO

4. 1989: EPA Bans Asbestos
1991: Ban Overturned After
Industry Sues@Linda_ADAO

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7. What is Asbestos?

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9. Where is Asbestos?

10. “During 1999–2015, the annual number
of malignant mesothelioma deaths
increased 4.8% overall”
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11. Asbestos kills 15,000
Americans each year
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12. 31 Million Metric Tons
Asbestos Consumption 1900 - 2016

13. NIOSH: “Firefighters in the study had a rate of
mesothelioma two times greater than the rate
in the U.S. population as a whole.”

14. Asbestos in Schools Report
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15. $4.6 million in imported asbestos
contaminated consumer goods (2015 USA)
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16. President Obama Signs TSCA Reform into Law

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18. @Linda_ADAOSOURCE: World Health Organization

19. “In 2015, the Department of Commerce
submitted a report to Congress stating
approximately $2.2 million in brake
friction materials containing asbestos was
imported into the U.S. in 2013.”
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Asbestos Brake Friction Imports (2013)
- Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association

20. Brazil’s Asbestos Miners and Victims
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21. Chlor-Alkali Asbestos Exposure Pathways
1. Mining and Milling
2. Transporting
3. Storage
4. Chlor-alkali Processing
5. Spillage and Clean-up
6. Removal/Replacement of Asbestos Diaphragms
7. Disposal

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23. Asbestos Importers
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26. Can’t
• Identify or manage the risk
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