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25 Jan 2008 10:36AM
It is estimated that from 1900 to 1999 over five million tonnes of raw asbestos fibre was imported into the UK. Most asbestos-containing materials (ACM) contain an average of 10% asbestos fibre, which means over 50 million tonnes of building products were installed in an estimated one million buildings.With over 4,000 asbestos-related deaths each year in the UK, asbestos has been the main cause of occupational ill health from about 1950 onwards, and is... (79 more words)







