EPA bans most common form of cancer-causing asbestos - that has continued to be ... trends now By Nikki Main Science Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:18 GMT, 18 March 2024 | Updated: 16:19 GMT, 18 March 2024 Viewcomments The Biden administration has issued a final ban on chrysotile asbestos after 30 years of failed attempts to cease using all forms of the deadly cancer-causing mineral. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the ban as part of the new Toxic Substance Control Act which received a near unanimous vote from the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Asbestos is found in insulation, home appliances and brake pads in the U.S. and is already banned in more than 50 countries. The Biden administration has banned chrysotile asbestos after three decades of failed attempts to fully ban the deadly mineral 'Asbestos has harmed people across the country for decades, and under President Biden's leadership, we are taking decisive action to ban its use and advance this administration's historic environmental justice agenda,' said White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory. 'This action marks a major step to improve chemical safety after decades of inadequate protections, helping advance President Biden's Cancer Moonshot goal to end cancer as we know it.' Asbestos is known to cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, and laryngeal cancer and is also linked to more than 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, according to the EPA. Share or comment on this article: EPA bans most common form of cancer-causing asbestos - that has continued to be used in insulation, home appliances and brake pads despite links to 40,000 deaths a year All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility