Links to Other Sites

U.S. Government Asbestos Docs:

• Asbestos Exposure and Your Health (ATSDR)
• EPA Region 10 - Office of Waste and Chemicals
  • Asbestos Homepage
  • Asbestos Program, Documents
• NIOSH Asbestos Selected Topics
• Asbestos National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Information and Guidance Documents (EPA)
• OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Asbestos
• Asbestos Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) Regulatory Documents (California)

U.S. Private Asbestos Docs:

• New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH)
  • Asbestos Links
  • Asbestos News (Meet Mr. Asbestos)
• Mesothelioma and Asbestos Historical Management Documents Law Offices of Jonathan David, P.C
• Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
  • ADAO Petition for Asbestos Awareness & Global Ban on Asbestos
  • VictimsÕ Organizations & Physicians Opposition Points, Senate Bill 852
  • Senate Judiciary Committee returns to Mark-Up on May 11th: Proposed asbestos trust fund legislation will further penalize victims of asbestos-caused diseases
• Asbestos News - informational and law resource provided by legal firm (not affiliated with NYCOSH). -- NEW!
• Asbestos Resource Center - provides information about asbestos, mesothelioma cancer and asbestosis, including tips on choosing an asbestos lawyer and information about vermiculite, mesothelioma treatment, lung cancer symptoms and asbestos litigation.
• Asbestos Washington (Washington State)
• Asbestos Training Courses
• Asbestos FAQs & Facts
• Asbestos HQ - links to other websites and resources
• Cancer Through a Carer's Eyes - homepage of Lorraine Kember, author of Lean on Me, a true story about her husband's battle with mesothelioma lung cancer and her emotional journey as she supports him throughout his ordeal.
• Mesothelioma, Articles & Abstracts (ELSS)
• Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF)
• MARF Exposes Biased Misreading of New SV40 Research 8/24/00
• Senator Specter Breaks Promise to Mesothelioma Patient and Research Community --
• Mesothelioma Empowerment/Asbestos Update Page
• Pleural Mesothelioma Resources - additional links and advertisements about asbestos fibers causation, research, diagnosis and treatment options. -- NEW
• The Safety and Health Center (Buffalo, NY) - Training programs

Britain:

• International Ban Asbestos Secretariat
• Global Asbestos Congress (GAC 2004) November 19-21, Tokyo, Japan - Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen
• Australia Ends Asbestos Use
• South African Manufacturer Bans Asbestos
• Global Asbestos Congress (GAC 2000) September 17-20, Osasco, Brazil - Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen
• Newcastle University Safety Office - Asbestos documents
• Trades Union Congress - They publish Risks, an email bulletin on health and safety. Several issues have information about asbestos.

Canada:

• Ban Asbestos Canada is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization of asbestos victims and their families, scientists, academics, activists and concerned citizens dedicated to banning all types of asbestos world-wide.
• CAW is the largest private sector union in Canada, their site maintains several documents related to their own Ban Asbestos Campaign
  • CAW Health & Safety Fact Sheet on Asbestos (PDF)
  • Asbestos Poster (PDF)
  • Ban Asbestos Buttons (PDF)
  • Pure White: Asbestos, A Canadian Scrapbook
• FLORA.org - community networking

Europe:

• European Trade Union Technical Bureau for Health and Safety: Asbestos (TUTB)
• Special Report: Asbestos disputes in the WTO: battle won - but not the war (PDF, 10 pp) - Report by Laurent Vogel

India:

• Down To Earth -- IndiaÕs only science and environment fortnightly, from the Society for Environmental Communications

General Health Sites:

• Center for Health, Environment, and Justice (CHEJ)
• Children's Health Environmental Coalition
• Immune Web — Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and other Immune System Illnesses