Asbestos Problem Is Worsening Worldwide

NU Online News Service, Oct. 6, 10:59 a.m. EDT?Asbestos-related injury claims show no signs of abating in the U.S., Europe and Australia, and may in fact substantially increase, according to a new study.

Adrian Leonard, author of the report, Asbestos: The Relentless Peril, noted that "the asbestos issue is heating up at a frightening rate. Anyone who thinks the end of asbestos claims is within sight should think again."

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