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The US Geological Survey's history of the world asbestos trade, from 1900 through 2003: how much asbestos each country mined, exported, imported and used. Its tables cover US production, imports and consumption for every year from 1900 through 2003, US end uses from 1965 through 2003, world production by country, and country-by-country trade and consumption at intervals from 1920 onward.
By the report's estimate, world consumption in 2003 was about 2.11 million metric tons, roughly 45 percent of the 1980 level, and eight countries (China, Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Thailand, Brazil and Iran) accounted for 82 percent of it.
- Author
- Robert L. Virta
- Published by
- US Geological Survey
- Agency
- Geological Survey
- Series
- Circular 1298
- Date
- 2006
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 11054 · asbestosclaims.law/library/11054
- Rights
- US federal government work, in the public domain.
- Official copy
- pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2006/1298/
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Why it matters
This is the standard reference for how much asbestos was used, where, and when. Our mineral pages cite it for production and consumption figures.
Cited by Barry Castleman
In Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects (5th edition, 2005), which cites it in:
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Robert L. Virta. “Worldwide Asbestos Supply and Consumption Trends from 1900 through 2003.” 2006. Circular 1298. US Geological Survey. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 11054. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/11054.
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