3. Reduce unintended asbestos in products

Reduction of naturally-occurring asbestos in products could be achieved by a program setup by a consortium of mining concerns to develop a sampling and analytical protocol to analyze bulk materials at the mining stage for chrysotile and all asbestiform amphibole forms of asbestos. Oversight of such a program maybe provided by EPA and MSHA, with technical assistance by NIOSH and NIST. This program would assist the mining and quarrying industry in avoiding unwanted asbestos in its product. The program would provide a degree of assurance to users of these raw materials that they are not contaminated with asbestos.

Courtesy of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency