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Technology & Science

Mar. 16, 2001

Feds Finally Regulate Asbestos in 1977, Despite Ill Effects Dating Back to 1900

North American scientists first documented the health risks associated with inhaling asbestos fibers in studies of miners in the late 1920s, although medical researchers and physicians noted the fibrous substance's effects on miners in the early 1900s.

        North American scientists first documented the health risks associated with inhaling asbestos fibers in studies of miners in the late 1920s, although medical researchers and physicians noted the fibrous substance's effects on miners in the early 1900s.
        In 1933, Dr. Irving Selikoff of Mt. Sinai Medical School clarified the link between asbestos exposure and cancer in an articl...

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