Activist asbestos inspector faces threats, industry backlash

By Jim Morris and Marcelo Soares

Official endures threats, ostracism – and now a lawsuit for activism

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asbestos":

"… stos ao Amianto (ABREA) — the Brazilian Association of People Exposed to Asbestos. SAMA is demanding that the government pay 5,000 reais ($3,000) every time …"

"… ing the toxic, fire-resistant mineral, long tied to cancer and Asbestosis. Asbestos products arebanned in São Paulo state, where Giannasi is based, and …"

"… c] to ban Asbestos” and asserts, “No one will ever win against ‘King Asbestos!’ Impossible! It is forever!”The one-page, typewritten letter, which b …"

"… reliable Asbestos building products. “The sooner You go to Hell (without Asbestos Clothes), the better it will be,” the letter reads. “By the last Breat …"

Exporting an epidemic

By Jim Morris

Human toll reaches millions as asbestos industry expands worldwide

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asbestos":

"… cancer deaths worldwide by 2030, the Asbestos trade remains alive and well.Asbestos is banned in the European Union. In the United States it is legal but the …"

"… y and Health at Work and a former ILO official. “It’s almost criminal. Asbestos cannot be used safely. It is clearly a carcinogen. It kills people.”Indu …"

"… chrysotile-exposed workers in the mid-1960s with the support of the Quebec Asbestos Mining Association. “It’s very cheap. If they try to rebuild Haiti and …"

"… on occupational and environmental health, said in a recent paper. “Asbestos cancer victims die painful, lingering deaths. These deaths are almost enti …"

The Brockovich of Brazil

By Jim Morris

Fernanda Giannasi fights a potent asbestos industry

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asbestos":

"… ao Amianto (ABREA) — the Brazilian Association of People Exposed to Asbestos. It is one of more than 70 victims’ groups that have formed around the w …"

"… cts,” says Laurie Kazan-Allen, coordinator of the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat in London.In an e-mail, spokesman Peter Schuermann wrote …"

"… no connection to the Swiss Eternit Group, declined to comment.Giannasi vs. Asbestos, Inc.Raised during Brazil’s right-wing military dictatorship in the 1960 …"

"… nistration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a former union leader. Asbestos production in Brazil fell during the early 1990s and then gradually increa …"

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America’s asbestos age

By Jim Morris

A toxic legacy may leave behind a half-million deaths

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asbestos":

"… hat reflects the unceasing burden of Asbestos disease in the United States.Asbestos has decimated the ranks of miners, millers, factory workers, insulators an …"

"… o victims and their lawyers, and $21 billion went toward other legal costs.Asbestos use has largely moved overseas, fueled by an aggressive industry campaign …"

"… ound in a variety of items. Laboratory tests commissioned by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), a victims’ advocacy group, have r …"

"… long ago as 1948, a National Safety Council newsletter cautioned, “Asbestos used in the formulation of brake lining is a potentially harmful compound. …"

A ravenous appetite for asbestos

By Jim Morris and Te-Ping Chen

Top user China faces epidemic of cancer

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asbestos":

"… n Beijing remains to be seen. …"

India: An out of control asbestos market

By Marina Walker Guevara

A warm welcome to new ICIJ media partner, Tehelka magazine in India, which just published an exposé on the growth and influence of the asbes

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asbestos":

"… of ICIJ’s recent investigation “Dangers in the Dust: Inside the Global Asbestos Trade,” reveals how despite being banned or restricted in 52 countries f …"

"… money — about $8 million to $13 million a year — goes to the powerful Asbestos Cement Products Manufacturers’ Association (ACPMA), a New Delhi-based in …"

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A toxic embrace

By Murali Krishnan and Shantanu Guha Ray

India’s wide use of asbestos brings dire warnings

The world's asbestos behemoth

By Roman Shleynov

Vast amounts shipped overseas, used at home

A growing death toll in Mexico

By Ana Avila

Asbestos casualties mount amid weak enforcement and a powerful lobby

Asbestos test under fire in Japan

By Scilla Alecci

Faulty findings may add to 100,000 death toll

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