At some point in our lives nearly all of us have been exposed to asbestos in the air we breathe and the water we drink from natural deposits in the earth and from the deterioration of asbestos products around us. When the latency period for asbestos disease is factored in cases of mesothelioma will continue to be diagnosed for years to come. Although awareness of the dangers of asbestos and public concern over the issue have led to a decline in domestic consumption over the years a total ban on asbestos has not come to fruition. In the environmental protection agency banned all new use of asbestos but uses established prior to that time were still allowed. Most of us however do not become ill as a result of our exposure. Asbestos is still imported still used and still dangerous.