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Asbestos Exposure: Questions and Answers

A fact sheet about asbestos, asbestos-related diseases, and who to contact for more information.... Details >

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Asbestos Facts  External Link

Answers to questions about asbestos -- its sources and health effects, the problems associated with those health effects, and the available solutions.... Details >

American Lung Association  External Link

Hazard Alert - Asbestos in Construction

Also available in: Spanish 

Asbestos can hurt your lungs and many uses for it have been banned. The construction trades most at risk from asbestos have been insulators, plumbers and pipefitters, electricians, and sheet metal wor... Details >

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

ToxFAQs™: Asbestos

Also available in: Spanish 

This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about asbestos. For more information, you may call the ATSDR Information Center at 1-888-422-8737.... Details >

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Information Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention