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April 23, 2025

When the UNEP gets it right
TOXICITY OF CHRYSOTILE SUBSTITUTES MUST BE SCIENTIFICALLY EVALUATED

For all its weaknesses and shortcomings, the 2024 United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) document “Options for addressing asbestos contaminants in products and the environment” offers at least one refreshingly honest moment in its call for a thorough scientific analysis of so-called safe alternatives to asbestos...

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.