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Law banning the use of asbestos in Switzerland relaxed

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    Le 19h30
  • 20 December 2018
  • David Vernez
    • Biologie et de médecine, UNIL
Légende

Switzerland was one of the first countries to ban the use of asbestos in 1990, after the Scandinavian countries and Hungary. This material, which still kills today, is back by the back door, thanks to an exception in the law.

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