Asbestos Group Urges EPA To Address Migration Study In TSCA Evaluation

A leading asbestos public health group says EPA’s ongoing TSCA evaluation of the mineral should address the results of a new study that says the fibers can migrate from disposal sites to groundwater, arguing that the novel findings show the flaws of the Trump-era policy of declining to consider most environmental exposures in chemical evaluations. “One of our concerns about the EPA asbestos [risk evaluation (RE)] was the failure to address environmental pathways of exposure. Here’s a compelling example of...