ASBESTOS SITES IN THE US

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS

GROUPS EFFECTED BY MESOTHELIOMA

HOW ASBESTOS EXPOSURE IMPACTS THE UNITED STATES INDUSTRIES, PEOPLE & HOMES

MESOTHELIOMA DEATH RATE PER 1 MILLION POPULATIONThe figure indicates the mesothelioma death rate per 1 million population for each state during

1999 - 2005

1 former prospect21 occurrences

2 former mines2 occurrences

2 former prospect21 occurrences

4 former mines37 occurrences

4 former mines1 former prosects17 occurrences

Despite regulatory actions and the sharp decline in use of asbestos, potential exposure to asbesots continues, but most deaths from mesothelioma in the US derive from exposures decases ago. Because mesothelioma manifests 20-40 years after first exposure, the number of mesothelioma deaths will likely peak by 2010.

Over the decades, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency have taken various regulatory actions to control occupational exposure to asbestos. The first PEL or permissible exposure limit for asbestos was established in 1971 at 12 fibers per cubic centimeter (f/cc) of air. This PEL has been lowered drastically throughout the years, however. This being said, 20% of samples collected from the construction industry exceeded the PEL 2003.exceeded the PEL 2003.

PMRs and 95% confidence intervals for malignant mesothelioma in U.S. residents aged 15 or older by industry and occupation, 1999

2 former mines7 former prosects19 occurrences

27 former mines10 former prosects12 occurrences

17 former mines26 former prosects9 occurrences

10 former prosects9 occurrences

2 former prosects6 occurrences

1 occurrence

38 occurrences

1 former mines

1 occurrence

Reported Natural Asbestos Occurrences in the Eastern US

Reported Natural Asbestos Occurrences in the Eastern US

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