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- Asbestos is still being used in the US, but not for much longer.
- The EPA announced a ban on the remaining uses of asbestos, a known carcinogen.
- Some industries still use asbestos in products like car brakes and sheet gaskets.
You've probably seen those asbestos warning signs posted on old and crumbling condemned buildings.
But asbestos is actually still being used in some industries, decades after it was first partially banned in the US — just not for much longer.