ENVIRONMENTZIMBABWE: Defending Asbestos Industry |
Machipisa. ZVISHAVANE, ZIMBABWE, Jan 18 2000 (IPS) Zimbabwes white asbestos miners, buoyed by a lack of known scientific proof that their product is hazardous, have accused the international antiasbestos lobby of deliberately refusing to distinguish between the three main types of asbestos mined in the world. While the miners agree exposure to asbestos can cause disease, they