Asbestos in my 1983 Monitor (Alumilite) TT
Hi guys, I purchased a 1983 Monitor or Alumilite TT about a month ago. I have been doing some work on it and finally got around to repairing a section of the bathroom ceiling that had been previously...
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Overturning of Asbestos Ban
Q. Wasn’t the use and manufacture of asbestos banned?
In 1989, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the “Asbestos: Manufacture, Importation, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce Prohibitions; Final Rule” (40 CFR Part 763, Subpart I). The rule would have eventually banned about 94 percent of the asbestos used in the US (based on 1985 estimates). However, in 1991, the US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, vacated and remanded the majority of the rule. Currently, the manufacture, importation, processing and distribution of most asbestos-containing products is still legal. To learn more about the overturning of the asbestos ban, go to EPA's website.
Overturning of Asbestos Ban
Q. Wasn’t the use and manufacture of asbestos banned?
In 1989, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the “Asbestos: Manufacture, Importation, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce Prohibitions; Final Rule” (40 CFR Part 763, Subpart I). The rule would have eventually banned about 94 percent of the asbestos used in the US (based on 1985 estimates). However, in 1991, the US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, vacated and remanded the majority of the rule. Currently, the manufacture, importation, processing and distribution of most asbestos-containing products is still legal. To learn more about the overturning of the asbestos ban, go to EPA's website.
