Asbestos and Health: Frequently Asked Questions
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- Asbestos — general information
- Asbestos exposure
- Health effects of asbestos exposure
- Tests to diagnose asbestos-related disease
- Treatment of asbestos-related disease
- Reducing your exposure to asbestos
- How to get more information
Limiting Environmental Exposure to Asbestos in Areas with Naturally Occurring Asbestos
Print Version* (0.17 MB)This fact sheet answers the following questions:
- What is asbestos?
- How could asbestos exposure make you sick?
- What can you do to reduce your exposure to asbestos?
- Where can you get more information?
Limiting Naturally Occurring Asbestos Exposure in Workers
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- How can you find out if a problem exists in your work area?
- How can you be exposed to asbestos?
- What can you do to reduce potential asbestos exposure?
- How can asbestos make you sick?
- Where can you get more information?
En Español: Limitando la Exposición de los Trabajadores al Asbesto de Origen Natural Print Version* (0.19 MB)
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