Asbestos:”Spies, Lies, and Propaganda”

Linda Reinstein, Co-Founder/President

Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)

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Remembering …

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Asbestos exposure accounted for nearly

two-thirds of the global burden

of all occupational carcinogens (2013)

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Mesothelioma Deaths (2014)

2,515

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1971 Ford Memo

“…the cost penalty is severe ($1.25/car just for front-end brakes)”

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1989: EPA Bans Asbestos

1991: Ban Overturned After Industry Sues@Linda_ADAO

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31 Million Metric Tons

Asbestos Consumption 1900 - 2017

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$4.6 million in imported asbestos

contaminated consumer goods (2015 USA)

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NIOSH: “Firefighters in the study had a rate of

mesothelioma two times greater than the rate

in the U.S. population as a whole.”

“During 1999–2015, the annual number

of malignant mesothelioma deaths

increased 4.8% overall”

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Asbestos Importers

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Asbestos Exposure Pathways

1. Mining and Milling

2. Transporting

3. Storage

4. Processing and Manufacturing

5. Spillage and Clean-up

6. Removal/Replacement of Asbestos-Contaminated Materials

7. Disposal

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@Linda_ADAOSOURCE: World Health Organization

Money, Power, and Politics@Linda_ADAO

G 20 Summit July 7 – 8, 2017

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Global Burden of Disease Study (2013)

"At least one in three Europeans can

be exposed to asbestos at work and in

the environment” ~ WHO Europe

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Corporate Spy, Rob Moore, Infiltrates ADAO's Asbestos

Awareness and Prevention Conference (2013 & 2015)

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Nearly £500,000 in Salary and Travel

Expenses

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Gained Access to More Than 200

Asbestos Experts

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Investigative, compliance, and

cyber defense consulting

services

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Kazakhstan

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New Matilda Threatened By Four

Law Firms Over Investigation

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Chrysotile Protection Day

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International Chrysotile Alliance

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2016: U.S. Begins Buying

Asbestos from Russia

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Rotterdam Convention

Hijacked, Again

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International Petition for an

EPA Exemption Free Ban@Linda_ADAO

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