Frequently Asked Asbestos Questions

What other programs offer asbestos information?

The following organizations offer additional information about asbestos.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) evaluates the side effects of harmful substances. The ATSDR offers asbestos information and how to find environmental and occupational health clinics. The ATSDR can be contacted at:

Organization:
 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
Address:
 1825 Century Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30345
 
Telephone:
 1–800–232–4636 (1–800–CDC–INFO) 
TTY:
 1-888-232-6348 
E-mail:
 cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Internet Web site:
 http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) controls asbestos exposure in the environment, tap water and buildings.The EPA offers a Toxic Substances Control Act Hotline and an Asbestos Ombudsman. The hotline offers technical assistance and information regarding certain asbestos programs. The Asbestos Ombudsman focuses on schools and deals with complaints and inquiries. The hotline and ombudsman can offer various publications on controlling asbestos. Visit http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/regioncontact.html for a list of asbestos contacts. For more information on asbestos, visit http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/. Questions may be directed to:

Organization:
 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA West Building
National Program Chemicals Division  
 
Address:
 Mail Code 7404T
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Washington, DC 20460 
TSCA Hotline:
 202–554–1404 
TTY:  202–554–0551
Asbestos Ombudsman:
 1–800–368–5888
E-mail:
 tsca-hotline@epa.gov 
Internet Web site:
 http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/
 

To read the brochure "Current Best Practices for Preventing Asbestos Exposure Among Brake and Clutch Repair Workers", visit http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/brakesbrochure.html.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) shields the public from the unnecessary risk of injury or death from thousands of consumer products, including asbestos. The CPSC has a toll-free hotline where people can get product safety information and report dangerous products. The CPSC also offers guidelines for removing asbestos. CPSC can be contacted at:

Organization:
 Office of Information and Public Affairs
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Address:
 4330 East West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814  
Telephone:
 1–800–638–2772 
TTY (for deaf or hard of hearing callers):  1–800–638–8270
E-mail:
 info@cpsc.gov
Internet Web site:
 http://www.cpsc.gov

Individuals can also contact their local or state health department with questions or concerns about asbestos.

For more information about cancer, call the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Information Service (CIS) at 1–800–4–CANCER (1–800–422–6237) or visit http://www.cancer.gov. For information about quitting smoking, including smoking cessation counseling, call the NCI’s Smoking Quitline toll-free at 1–800–44U–QUIT (1–800–448–7848) or visit http://www.smokefree.gov.

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