Chrysotile asbestos was banned under the Toxic Substances Control Act, broadened in 2016. The AP reported "the Biden administration said it moved forward with a ban after decades of inadequate ...

Though the first asbestos lawsuits were filed in the 1930s, today there remains confusion about the many types of asbestos exposure that can cause someone to contract mesothelioma.

Chrysotile asbestos, aka "white asbestos," is still imported, processed, and used in the US for diaphragms (including those used to make sodium hydroxide and chlorine), sheet gaskets, brake blocks ...

U.S. Bans the Last Type of Asbestos Still in Use The United States joins more than 50 other countries that have banned the deadly carcinogen, although the phaseout will take more than a decade.