Asbestos Usage
Many people in the United States are under the mistaken impression that our country no longer allows the manufacture and use of asbestos—based on the late 1970s ban against many asbestos products. It may surprise you to learn that some of these laws have since been overturned. Asbestos remains in use in some construction materials, industrial applications, and even household products. The links below provide information about the history of asbestos usage, the asbestos ban, and the kinds of products and environments in which asbestos may still be present today: