Mesothelioma and Asbestos

Lake Research Partners conducted a poll of 1,000 registered voters in August that found Americans are very concerned about toxic chemicals as well as how they are regulated for consumer take in the United States. The poll was conducted as an overhaul of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is about to be introduced before both the U.S. Senate as well as House of Representatives.

The poll found that 87% of voters are concerned that the TSCA grandfathered in chemicals that existed prior to 1976 for production as well as take within the United States without any sort of testing or regulation. Additionally, 80% of voters were concerned that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was unable to ban the toxic substance asbestos under current federal law. Asbestos is a known carcinogen that can cause mesothelioma as well as asbestos-related lung cancer. Another 84% of voters were concerned that the EPA has only mandated testing of about 200 of over 80,000 chemicals that possess been on the market since 1976.

Americans across all demographics are willing to give the EPA the authority to protect consumers from chemicals similar phthalates as well as bisphenol A (BPA), which studies possess associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases similar asthma, diabetes, infertility as well as cancer.

According to the poll, a majority of Democrats, Republicans as well as Independents would support legislation that would remove toxic chemicals from the markets incase they possess been detected in newborns as well as infants. The poll was commissioned by the Safer Chemicals, Wholesome Families coalition.

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