United States bans white asbestos, last of its kind still in use

United States has announced a complete ban on deadly carcinogen 'white asbestos', the last type of asbestos that was legally still permitted for use till now. The ban follows decades of advocacy from asbestos-related disease survivors. All varieties of asbestos are associated with conditions such as lung cancer, mesothelioma, laryngeal cancer, ovarian cancer and asbestosis