Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has long been the gold standard for detecting asbestos fibers in air samples drawn at construction sites. But researchers at the National Institute of ...

As a result, asbestos as a product was banned in the UK – but not until 1999. Exposure to asbestos is accountable for 80% of all mesothelioma cases.

If adopted the rule would require standardized testing methods to detect and identify asbestos, including the use of optical microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, the FDA said Thursday.

Asbestos was “widely used in Italy for building and industrial applications until the late ’80s,” according to a 2021 study by Italy’s National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.