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A US Geological Survey Mineral Industry Surveys release from July 2009 that updates the 2006 USGS Circular 1298 with country-by-country estimates of asbestos consumption for 2004 through 2007. It finds world consumption steady at about 2.1 million metric tons a year, led by China, India and Russia. It notes that by May 2009, 50 countries had banned asbestos use, with some exemptions.
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- US Geological Survey
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- Geological Survey
- Date
- 2009
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 25306 · asbestosclaims.law/library/25306
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- US government work, in the public domain.
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“World Asbestos Consumption from 2003 Through 2007.” 2009. US Geological Survey. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 25306. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/25306.
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