Figure 1.

Correlation between per capita asbestos consumption and male pleural cancer mortality rates (R = 0.603, P = 0.008). In the legend SV40 detection refers to SV40 nucleic acid detection at a cut-off level of 10%. Per capita asbestos consumption in a state was calculated as the production plus imports minus exports of all types of asbestos (Data from U.S. Geological Survey).