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July 14, 2020

UPDATE ON US EPA'S SACC AND ADAO

The U.S. EPA is currently reviewing and updating its recently published draft risk assessment for asbestos. As part of this process, EPA requested its Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) to peer review the document in a virtual meeting held June 8-11, 2020...

THE CHRYSOTILE INDUSTRY CREATED A RESPONSIBLE-USE PROGRAM THAT IS BASED
ON THE CONTROLLED-USE APPROACH TO REGULATING CHRYSOTILE

The chrysotile fibre is encapsulated in a matrix of cement or resin, preventing the release of fibres.		More than 90% of chrysotile is used in the construction of buildings in fiber cement and in the making of construction materials.