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Environment and health
Asbestos
All forms of Asbestos are known carcinogens, causing mainly (but not only) mesothelioma and lung cancer. Despite being banned since 2005, exposure to asbestos continues to happen and cancer cases due to asbestos exposure in the past will continue to be detected. Of special concern currently and in the foreseeable future are workers who may be exposed to asbestos in the context of building renovations and demolitions.
Late lessons from early warnings: the precautionary principle 1896-2000
Late lessons from early warnings is about the gathering of information on the hazards of human economic activities and its use in taking action to better protect both the environment and the health of the species and ecosystems that are dependent on it, and then living with the consequences. The report is based on case studies. The authors of the case studies, all experts in their particular field of environmental, occupational and consumer hazards, were asked to identify the dates of early warnings, to analyse how this information was used, or not used, in reducing hazards, and to describe the resulting costs, benefits and lessons for the future.