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Books, Monographs

Asbestiform Fibers: Nonoccupational Health Risks. Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, National Research Council. Washington DC: National Academy Press, 1984. ISBN 0309034469
External Link: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/509.html

Biomarkers: Medical and Workplace Applications. Mortimer L. Mendelsohn, Lawrence C. Mohr, and John P. Peeters, Eds. Washington DC: Joseph Henry Press, 1998. ISBN 0309064228
External Link: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6033.html

Educational Resources

ASBESTOS.COM: The Web's Leading Resource on Asbestos and Mesothelioma Since 1995
External Link: http://www.asbestos.com/

Oklahoma State University's Environmental Health & Safety Online Safety Library: Asbestos
External Link: http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/asbestos.htm

University of Iowa's Virtual Hospital: The Diagnosis of Diffuse Lung Disease: Asbestos
External Link: http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/DiffuseLung/Text/Asbestosis.html

University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
External Link: http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/

Governmental Resources

Agency for the Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Toxicological Profile for Asbestos (Draft for Public Comment) August 1999
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp61.html

Consumer Product Safety Commission's Warning About Asbestos in Consumer Products: Safety Alert
External Link: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5080.html

Environmental Protection Agency's Asbestos Index
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/asbestos/index.html

EPA's United Air Toxics Website: Asbestos
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/asbestos.html

International Chemical Safety Cards

International Program for Chemical Protection's Reduction of Asbestos in the Environment
External Link: http://www.asbestos-institute.ca/reviews/rome/romecontent.html

Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - Asbestos Single Source Page
External Link: http://www.msha.gov/asbestos/asbestos.htm

National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Asbestos Exposure: Questions and Answers
External Link: http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_21.htm

Occupational Safety & Health Administration's Standards (29 CFR)
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/comp-links.html

Other Resources

American Thoracic Society Statement on Tremolite Health Effects
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External Link: http://www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/pages/archive/tremolite1-6.html

Asbestos & Mesothelioma Center
External Link: http://www.mesothelioma.com/

Asbestos Institute
External Link: http://www.asbestos-institute.ca/main.html

Asbestos News
Provides information and updated news about asbestos. Sponsored by eJustice Legal Marketing and the Waters and Kraus law firm.
External Link: http://www.asbestosnews.com/

MesoBlog.org
External Link: http://www.mesotheliomareporter.org/

Mesothelioma Web
External Link:http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/

Mesothelioma and Asbestos
External Link: http://www.maacenter.org/

Mesothelioma, Data, Statistics and Information
External Link: http://www.mesothelioma-data.com/

Mesothelioma Information and Resource Group (MIRG.org)
External Link: http://www.mirg.org/

Mesothelioma Reporter
External Link: http://www.mesotheliomareporter.org/

National Institute of Building Sciences' Asbestos Control Publications (Abstracts and ordering info) 
External Link: http://www.nibs.org/pubsasb.html

National Agricultural Safety Database

Surviving Mesothelioma: A Patient's Guide
External Link: http://www.survivingmesothelioma.com/news.cfm

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