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Trouble in The Air: References


  1. Gardner, Amanda. "Asbestos Remains Key Public Health Threat: 10,000 deaths expected annually for next 2 decades, report contends." HealthDay March 5, 2004.
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  8. Peterson, M. A. (2003). "Forecasting the Costs of S.1125 As Amended on July 10, 2003." Prepared for Caplin and Drysdale, September 8, 2003.
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  10. Peterson, Mark. Undated. Analysis of Asbestos Victim's Compensation in Today's Civil Justice System. Legal Systems Analysis.
  11. Rogers, Paul. "Warning issued for plants' neighbors." San Jose Mercury News April 8, 2004.
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  13. U.S. Congressional Budget Office. Cost Estimate for S. 1125 Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2003. 108th Cong., 1st Sess. S. 1125. October 2, 2003.
  14. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Vol. 53, No. 28. Washington: GPO, July 23, 2004.
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