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Asbestos in Play Sand Sparks Health Alarm | Auckland News
Colored play sand sold at Kmart and The Warehouse turned out to contain tremolite asbestos, forcing schools and daycare centers to spend tens of thousands cleaning it up—and parents to pay for testing. Toxicology professor Ian Shaw warns that asbestos-related diseases like asbestosis or lung cancer can take decades to appear, urging the creation of a national exposure register with funded medical monitoring to catch issues early. While companies didn’t intentionally sell contaminated sand, fibers can become airborne during play, making long-term health tracking essential—especially for kids…
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