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11/12/2009
News release, for immediate release

Presence of chrysotile in the air at Thetford Mines.
The Public Health analysis confirms the conclusions of several other studies: very low risk to the population!

18/12/2008

You are invited to read the Chrysotile Institute’s latest News Letter for the conclusions of the Rotterdam Convention meetings held in Rome, Italy, October 2008.
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26/08/2008
Rotterdam Convention COP IV - Rome, Italy (Oct.27-31, 2008)

The Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, COP IV meetings, will be held in Rome, Italy, October 27-31, 2008. The Convention Secretariat has made available all relevant information in the past weeks.


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Vol. 8, No. 2, November 2009
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter to the editor of a canadian newspaper concerning asbestos 1-2
When will we have a real comparative study? 2-4
Serious support for safe use 5
End to a publicity campaign in the united kingdom 6
The danger of not relying strictly on scientific data 7
Is it safe to drink water that has run through chrysotile-cement pipes? 8
New publication 8
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