Mother Russia Still Thrives on Asbestos
By: CPR @ Feb 19, 2016
While asbestos has been outlawed in many countries around the world and universally recognized as deadly and carcinogenic even at low doses, Russia does not seem to think so. Mesothelioma still takes the life of many Americans on a daily basis even though it was first regulated by OSHA in the early 70s and by many states well before that. The next time you sit back and say to yourself Putin seems like a reasonable man we can do business with, please remember this video.
https://www.vice.com/video/why-the-deadly-asbestos-industry-is-still-alive-and-well