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- Asbestos, the insulation used for years in our buildings (joints, pipes, corrugated sheets, etc.), has been banned since 1997 because its carcinogenic fibers cause serious health problems. According to the health insurance website, asbestos-related pathologies “represent the second most common category of occupational diseases today, with 5,000 cases diagnosed annually.”
- The National Association for the Protection of Asbestos Victims (Andeva) has, we understand, sent a letter to the Ministry of Health concerned about the possibility of calling into question the surveillance system for cases of specific cancers caused by asbestos. Because you can get sick almost 40 years after infection.
- Frédéric Mouchon, our environment journalist, will answer all your questions live this Monday from noon.
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Source: Le Parisien
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