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Where is Asbestos Hiding in Interior Products? (interiors+sources)

Nov. 20, 2018

After reporting on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Significant New Use Rule of asbestos on Aug. 8, 2018, many questions that we received asked how asbestos are still being used. Due to misunderstandings surrounding bans made on asbestos in the 1970s, it is generally thought that the crystalline material has faded out of use in recent decades.

About the Author

Kadie Yale | Former Architecture & Design Expert

Kadie Yale holds a BA in Industrial Design from San Francisco State University and MA in Decorative Art History and Theory from Parsons the New School.

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