I would imagine that there is air sampling technology to detect and measure levels of airborne Asbestos. Under OSHA some government agency is likely empowered and equipped to perform this testing. The test results could be compared against established safe limits obviating concerns about the actual causes of the cancer deaths.
Peter Hollings From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fernando Cassia Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 6:01 AM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Asbestos Threat in My Office On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:45 PM, michael perelman <[email protected]> wrote: I know Homer Metcalf recently passed from cancer, although he did smoke. That reminds me of the great scene on the movie "a civil action" starting Travolta and a great Robert Duvall whom plays defendant of the company which was found dumping hazardous waste and contaminating the town´s water supply. Duvall´s character takes on prosecutors´ witness with a list of ´potentially carcinogenic´ products and activities they used on daily life, like: "Do you live with someone who smokes?" "have you ever used paint solvents?" "is there any lead based paint in your house" all questions that then ended in "and then how do you know he got sick because of the water?". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120633/ Since there are multiple concurrent causes for cancer, good luck trying to _prove_ that a single one was the cause. Like I always said... if pollution were a green glowing goo as pictured on cartoons, things would be a lot easier :-( Since cell/DNA damage is silent and invisible to the eye... well... the only sure way is more regulation for proper labeling of chemicals and stuff that contains it. And even then since items we use everyday are not tested for harmful chemicals until there´s proof of the effects of those chemicals on health, we end up with things like the biphenol-A scandal http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/investigation-scandal-of-danger-chemical-in-baby-bottles-1931628.html http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/bpa-danger-may-be-greater-from-tin-cans-than-water-bottles.html Of course the commercial interests are too high http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Packaging/French-BPA-ban-will-jeopardise-US-exports-USDA http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/britain-to-fight-landmark-ban-on-chemical-linked-to-cancer-7628071.html FC -- During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act - George Orwell
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