Reinstein: “The Fight to Ban Asbestos in the United States” (Brazil 2016)

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Linda Reinstein

Brazil's International Seminar on Asbestos: A Socio-Legal Approach presentation BLOG: http://bit.ly/brazilday1

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Asbestos Disease Awareness
Organization
REGISTERED 501 (c)(3) NONPROFIT
ADAO does not make legal referrals
Education Advocacy Community
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ADAO 10th Congressional Briefing Dedicated to
Brazil’s Asbestos Miners and Victims
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Asbestos kills 15,000
Americans each year
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31 Million Metric Tons
Asbestos Consumption 1900 - 2016

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100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
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900,000
1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
U.S. Asbestos Consumption
1906First case of asbestos-related disease
1929 Workers begin suing Johns Manville
1964 Dr. I. Selikoff
1973 Record high 803,000 MT
1989 EPA Bans Asbestos
1991 Ban Overruled
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1989: EPA Bans Asbestos
1991: Ban Overturned After
Industry Sueslinda@adao.us

Mesothelioma and Asbestosis Deaths
(1999 - 2014)
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3,400
3,500
3,600
3,700
3,800
3,900
4,000
4,100
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Deaths

Can’t
• Identify or manage the risk
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Asbestos exposure accounted for nearly
two-thirds of the global burden
of all occupational carcinogens (2013)
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Russia
China
Brazil
Kazakhstan
India
Indonesia
Top Six Asbestos Producers and Users (2013)
Accounted for 45% of the Global Population
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President Obama Signs TSCA Reform into Law
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In 2015, the US chlor-alkali
industry used over 300 metric
tons of chrysotile asbestos from
Brazil.

Over 60% of
U.S. chlor-alkali
industry relies
on technology
that uses
asbestos
diaphragms.
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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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Desmond Kennedy Bibio is seeking a position as an epidemiologist/data analyst. He has over 15 years of experience conducting epidemiological research and data analysis. Currently, he is pursuing his DrPH in Epidemiology from Capella University with a 4.0 GPA. Previously, he has worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Health Headquarters Agency, Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Department of the Army, and Institute of Cultural Affairs-Ghana/UNICEF conducting data analysis, epidemiological studies, and preparing reports. He is proficient in SAS programming and Microsoft Office.

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This document discusses the ongoing dangers of asbestos. It notes that asbestos was banned by the EPA in 1989, but the ban was overturned in 1991 after industry sued. It provides statistics showing that asbestos continues to kill around 15,000 Americans each year. It also notes that asbestos consumption peaked at 31 million metric tons between 1900 and 2016 and that firefighters have higher rates of mesothelioma due to exposure to asbestos.

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This document summarizes trends and challenges regarding preventing environmental and occupational asbestos exposure in the USA. It notes that while asbestos use has declined, 10,000 Americans still die from asbestos-related diseases annually. Asbestos exposures continue to occur occupationally for workers performing maintenance or renovation work, and environmentally from asbestos still present in some homes, buildings, and mining waste sites. Efforts are ongoing to raise awareness of the health risks and advocate for stronger prevention measures to protect public health.

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17th ADAO Congressional Staff Briefing, “Impact of Asbestos on Public Health, Environment, and Economy.” Speakers: 1) Barry Castleman, ScD, Environmental Consultant 2) Raja Flores, MD, Chair of the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine 3) Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD, Professor of Public Health and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Drexel University School of Public Health in Philadelphia 4) Brent Kynoch, Managing Director, Environmental Information Association 5) Greg Russell, International Association of Fire Fighters 6) Linda Reinstein, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization 7) Bob Sussman, Former EPA Deputy Administrator and Senior Policy Counsel to the EPA Administrator The topics covered included: 1) Health effect of asbestos exposure, asbestos disease, and treatments, 2)) Asbestos imports and use commercially and in consumer products, 3) Devastating impact of legacy asbestos in homes, schools and buildings, 4) Update on EPA new proposed Part 1 Chrysotile Asbestos, Part 2 Asbestos Legacy, and Asbestos Reporting rules under TSCA, and 5) Need to enact the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now (ARBAN) Act

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