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Asbestos fibers lodged in the lungs. (Image from the CDC's ATSDR)
Center for Public Integrity
July 22, 2010
Summary: The asbestos problem is still with us - from the article: "Although asbestos use in the U.S. plummeted from a peak of 803,000 metric tons in 1973 to just 1,460 metric tons in 2008, the nation’s epidemic is far from over. As many as 10,000 Americans still die of asbestos-related diseases each year; one expert estimates that 300,000 or so will die within the next three decades."