The Asbestos Institute
Newsletter




Edition 1997-1

  • Politics, not science, basis for France's ban of asbestos
  • Chronology of events leading to France's asbestos ban
  • Chrysotile-related lung cancer is a threshold phenomenon: HSE
  • Toward intellectual terrorism
  • European Commission's asbestos legislation deemed adequate
  • Scientists challenge INSERM's conclusions
  • What scientists have said about the INSERM Report
  • Chrysotile-cement products: Is a ban justified?
  • Fibre News
  • Research Notes


  • Edition 1995-2

  • Asbestos-free does not mean risk-free
  • Distinguishing between a hazard and a risk
  • Shift in the focus of fibre regulations long overdue
  • B.C. Court rules asbestos in buildings not a public health risk
  • Fibre news
  • Research notes
  • Understanding mesothelioma


  • Edition 1995-1

  • Mandatory testing needed for all brake materials
  • The globalization of prevention and control
  • In search of responsible rule-making
  • Current U.S. asbestos regulations
  • Fibre news
  • Research notes


  • Edition 1994-4

  • Chrysotile Asbestos: Controlled-Use of Ban?
  • Thresholds of risk
  • Ban Asbestos Zealotry: the need for a more enlightened approach
  • U.S. Court decision on EPA asbestos rule
  • ILO workshops in Mexico and Brazil
  • Fibres news

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