Asbestos is a natural mineral fiber. After WHO and other organizations announced the carcinogenicity dangers of asbestos in 1972, worldwide restrictions were implemented. It was banned in Japan in 1975 and then in 2006 a measure was passed stating that the manufacture and utilization of products that contain asbestos over 0.1% by weight were also banned, bar a few exceptions.
Japan Environment Analysis Center Co., Ltd., is taking part in these worthy efforts by using Nikon microscopes to determine whether asbestos is contained within building materials or in the atmosphere.
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