EPA Asks for More Public Input on Asbestos After ProPublica and Others Reveal New Information

In an unusual move, the #EPA opened a new public comment period on its proposed #AsbestosBan to get input regarding new information, including #ProPublica findings that workers were “swimming” in the deadly substance.

https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-opens-new-public-comment-proposed-asbestos-ban?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter&utm_content=feature&utm_term=The%20Daily%20Digest

RT @KerriBerriKerri@twitter.com

🌟From Dr. Carl Reynolds et al.🌟
Occupational asbestos exposure alone does not⬆️risk of #IPF
👉asbestos+smoking interact➡️#IPF w/ MUC5B allele
66% cases/63% controls high/med exposure risk😬
8% v. high cumulative exposure😬
#AsbestosBan #CleanAir #CureIPF
https://oem.bmj.com/content/early/2023/01/12/oemed-2022-108404