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 "Eternit":

"… ).In an interview with ICIJ, Elio Antonio Martins, CEO of SAMA’s parent, Eternit S.A., said Giannasi “can’t be one day an activist and another day insp …"

"… vists also were mentioned in the ICIJ stories.Although the letter mentions Eternit, the company in a statement denied knowledge of it. Eternit “acts with f …"

"… etter mentions Eternit, the company in a statement denied knowledge of it. Eternit “acts with full transparency” in arguing for the continued, controlled …"

"… — the type mined in Brazil — the company  said, insisting that “Eternit doesn’t need subterfuges like anonymous letters to express its opinion a …"

Canadian health group demands disclosure on asbestos

By Jim Morris

For the past year, the Canadian Public Health Association has sought details on the financial relationship between Canada’s Ministry of Natu

Excerpts from this story referencing "Chrysotile":

"… cial relationship between Canada’s Ministry of Natural Resources and the Chrysotile Institute, a Montreal-based asbestos lobby group that figures prominently …"

"… ther the ministry nor the institute responded to ICIJ requests for comment.Chrysotile has been mined in Quebec for decades, and Canada remains a major supplier …"

Exporting an epidemic

By Jim Morris

Human toll reaches millions as asbestos industry expands worldwide

Excerpts from this story referencing "Eternit":

"… intersection of Avenida MariaCampos and Avenida dos Autonomistas. Here the Eternit asbestos cement factory was shuttered in 1993 and demolished in 1995 after …"

"… idn’t protect my husband,” his widow, Giselia Gomes Vincentin, says of Eternit. “I think many people will still die.”Backed by a global network of tr …"

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The Brockovich of Brazil

By Jim Morris

Fernanda Giannasi fights a potent asbestos industry

Excerpts from this story referencing "Eternit":

"… sbestos cement factory for 54 years.The factory, owned by a company called Eternit, opened in 1939 and was, for most of its existence, thick with asbestos fi …"

"… protection of the environment and [providing of] information to society.”Eternit and “the Bill Gates of Switzerland”When ABREA was formed in 1995, it h …"

"… When ABREA was formed in 1995, it had about 470 members, mostly from the Eternit plant in Osasco. “At least 30 percent have died in the last 14 years,” …"

"… criminal trial in Turin, Italy, where two former shareholders in the Swiss Eternit Group — including onetime chairman Stephan Schmidheiny, a philanthropist …"

America’s asbestos age

By Jim Morris

A toxic legacy may leave behind a half-million deaths

A ravenous appetite for asbestos

By Jim Morris and Te-Ping Chen

Top user China faces epidemic of cancer

Excerpts from this story referencing "Chrysotile":

"… be handled safely and links from its website to materials from Canada’s Chrysotile Institute and Russia’s Chrysotile Association. The Chinese group denounc …"

"… s website to materials from Canada’s Chrysotile Institute and Russia’s Chrysotile Association. The Chinese group denounces what it calls "exaggerations” o …"

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Key findings

Key findings

Excerpts from this story referencing "Chrysotile":

"… a global network of industry groups, led by the Canadian government-backed Chrysotile Institute, which has helped fuel use of the toxic mineral in nations such …"

A toxic embrace

By Murali Krishnan and Shantanu Guha Ray

India’s wide use of asbestos brings dire warnings

Excerpts from this story referencing "Chrysotile":

"… MA — funded by 12 asbestos companies as well as by the Canada-based Chrysotile Institute — concedes nothing.“That lung cancer deaths have been c …"

The world's asbestos behemoth

By Roman Shleynov

Vast amounts shipped overseas, used at home

Excerpts from this story referencing "Chrysotile":

"… Denis Nikitin, a spokesman for Russia’s asbestos lobby group, the Chrysotile Association, told the International Consortium of Investigative Journalist …"

"… the Uralasbest union and the International Trade Unions Alliance for Chrysotile (named after Chrysotile, the form of asbestos widely used today). Kho …"

"… entiment is muted at best. The few opposition groups are outmuscled by the Chrysotile Association, which boasts of backing from an alliance of workers — “Fo …"

"… ssociation, which boasts of backing from an alliance of workers — “For Chrysotile” — that claims 12 million members in more than a dozen countries, incl …"

A growing death toll in Mexico

By Ana Avila

Asbestos casualties mount amid weak enforcement and a powerful lobby

Excerpts from this story referencing "tomography":

"… t the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases in Mexico City wrote that tomography had detected “dense spots” in Carbajal’s lungs suggestive of asbesto …"

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