reinstein: "asbestos: ”spies, lies, and propaganda” (amd 2017)
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Asbestos:”Spies, Lies, and Propaganda”
Linda Reinstein, Co-Founder/President
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
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Remembering …
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Asbestos exposure accounted for nearly
two-thirds of the global burden
of all occupational carcinogens (2013)
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Mesothelioma Deaths (2014)
2,515
2,785@Linda_ADAO
1971 Ford Memo
“…the cost penalty is severe ($1.25/car just for front-end brakes)”
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1989: EPA Bans Asbestos
1991: Ban Overturned After Industry Sues@Linda_ADAO
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31 Million Metric Tons
Asbestos Consumption 1900 - 2017
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$4.6 million in imported asbestos
contaminated consumer goods (2015 USA)
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NIOSH: “Firefighters in the study had a rate of
mesothelioma two times greater than the rate
in the U.S. population as a whole.”
“During 1999–2015, the annual number
of malignant mesothelioma deaths
increased 4.8% overall”
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Asbestos Importers
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Asbestos Exposure Pathways
1. Mining and Milling
2. Transporting
3. Storage
4. Processing and Manufacturing
5. Spillage and Clean-up
6. Removal/Replacement of Asbestos-Contaminated Materials
7. Disposal
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@Linda_ADAOSOURCE: World Health Organization
Money, Power, and Politics@Linda_ADAO
G 20 Summit July 7 – 8, 2017
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Global Burden of Disease Study (2013)
"At least one in three Europeans can
be exposed to asbestos at work and in
the environment” ~ WHO Europe
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Corporate Spy, Rob Moore, Infiltrates ADAO's Asbestos
Awareness and Prevention Conference (2013 & 2015)
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Nearly £500,000 in Salary and Travel
Expenses
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Gained Access to More Than 200
Asbestos Experts
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Investigative, compliance, and
cyber defense consulting
services
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Kazakhstan
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New Matilda Threatened By Four
Law Firms Over Investigation
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Chrysotile Protection Day
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International Chrysotile Alliance
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2016: U.S. Begins Buying
Asbestos from Russia
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Rotterdam Convention
Hijacked, Again
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International Petition for an
EPA Exemption Free Ban@Linda_ADAO
Earl Dotter’s BADGES