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Calls for children to be checked for asbestos exposure

Calls for children to be checked for asbestos exposure

Update: 2025-12-11
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Public health experts are calling for children to be regularly checked into adulthood for any symptoms of illnesses linked to asbestos exposure. It comes after a number of children's play sands were found to be contaminated with asbestos. One mother had to pay to have her home tested after her three year old twin's sand tested positive for asbestos. Elle Chrisp spoke to Lisa Owen.
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Calls for children to be checked for asbestos exposure

Calls for children to be checked for asbestos exposure