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[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

Russia and China still use it loads.

[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

As with all research papers published out of China, you take their numbers with a grain of salt. They report approximately 2000 cases per year of mesothelioma, and of those, only 15% are definitively asbestos exposure related. So about 300 per year. Of those cases, over 80% are asbestos industry (improper safety measures for repeated occupational exposure).

Compared to fire related deaths prevented, it's probably a good trade for China. Probably.

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