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Published: Friday, Jan. 13 2012 4:10 p.m. MST

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Sensible Scientist
Rexburg, ID

Which asbestos? It occurs as 6 different minerals, by far the most common of which, crysotile, is non-carcinogenic.

Only a few percent of all asbestos is carcinogenic, but the EPA notoriously does not distinguish between the 6 minerals.

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