Posted AT 12:06 AM EST on 10/10/06
Asbestos
What does Canada have in common with Kazakhstan, Russia and China? These nations are the world's largest producers of asbestos. Canada is the only western industrialized nation that exports asbestos.
Because of concerns about adverse health effects, asbestos exports are in jeopardy. Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, an international treaty restricting trade in toxic substances, are meeting in Geneva this week.
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