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Aspestus - A Cause of Lung Cancer
Fibrous threads of aspestus get lodged in people's organ tissues, and then that builds up and inflames overtime. Study shows mesothelioma rates are much higher than the general american public. The e p a tried to ban it in the late eighties, but basically the ban was because its best was so widely used,. And it was shot down by a us Federal court.
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