Asbestos Contamination in Talc-Based Cosmetics: An Invisible Cancer Risk

The lack of regulation and adequate testing of talc-containing personal care products in the U.S. has resulted in the contamination of cosmetics with asbestos. As such, the true exposure of consumers to asbestos is poorly characterized and likely underestimated. In this study, transmission electron...

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Main Authors: Tasha Stoiber, Sean Fitzgerald, Nneka S Leiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-11-01
Series:Environmental Health Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1178630220976558