South Korea aims to organize asbestos management directives to be implemented by early 2010. Little was known about asbestos and its ill effects until people who were working and living near the asbestos mines in South Chungcheong Province had health problems due to their contact with asbestos.

There were 21 completely running asbestos mines in their country before and even now that they were all closed down, a sense of urgency has taken its toll when reports of mesothelioma cases increased along with other asbestos related diseases within affected communities and neighboring areas.

South Korea’s critical choice to act upon the rising asbestos related concerns of its people has proven to be a worthy undertaking. Countries burdened with asbestos issues will hopefully take after them.

Source: Steps to Prevent Mesothelioma Will Begin Next Year in South Korea

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