Through the development of the Chrysotile Asbestos Fact Sheet (CAFS), the Environmental Information Agency (EIA) and the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization have concluded that chrysotile asbestos is a carcinogenic substance.
In addition, the EIA and ADAO stated there is enough evidence to support that all forms of asbestos can be responsible for causing asbestos-related lung cancers, laryngeal cancer and ovarian cancer. Chrysotile, among other forms of asbestos, is listed as one of the few mesothelioma causes.
According to their Web site, the EIA is a multidisciplinary association that collects, generates and disseminates information concerning environmental health hazards to occupants of buildings, industrial sites and other facilities.
The ADAO is an organization founded by asbestos victims and their families. Established in 2004, the ADAO “seeks to give asbestos victims a united voice to help ensure that their rights are fairly represented and protected, while raising public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure.”
Structured by asbestos medical experts and scientists with more than 300 collective years of experience, the CAFS provides clear information concerning the hazards of chrysotile. Scientists hope to present the CAFS to the United States Congress in support of the continued effort to ban asbestos.
Brent Kynoch, the Managing Director of the EIA, said “The Environmental Information Agency is proud to collaborate with the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization to produce the Chrysotile Asbestos Fact Sheet in an effort to clarify the misinformation released on the very real dangers of asbestos exposure.”
Linda Reinstein, Executive Director of ADAO, said, “Asbestos exposure is the world’s leading cause of cancer in the workplace and the United States Congress must act now and ban asbestos. Prevention is our only cure for asbestos-caused diseases.”
According to a 2004 study published by the Environmental Working Group, approximately 10,000 Americans pass away each year from asbestos exposure. In addition, the study estimated that one million U.S. workers are exposed to asbestos each year.
Additional information about mesothelioma and asbestos exposure may be found through the Mesothelioma Cancer Center.
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