title: Asbestos: insufficient action, overreaction, action for tomorrow.
abstract: The toll of death and disability associated with the inhalation of asbestos dust has often produced irrational demands for the substance to be removed from buildings. This article considers what approaches should now be adopted with a view to protecting people from exposure to asbestos.
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003252:Construction Materials / Q000592:standards*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos