Asbestos group seeks specialized review panel for assessment

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Association (ADAO) is urging EPA to name a specialized panel of experts in asbestos' toxicity and asbestos-related diseases to peer review EPA's pending draft assessment of health risks stemming from certain limited uses of the substance under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The group's Nov. 5 letter follows an Oct. 30 letter from several environmental groups that urged the agency to carefully review risks posed by the first 10 existing chemicals -- those that...