The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) released a statement today in regard to the Manhattan Beach City Council passing Resolution #6223. The resolution urges state legislators to change California's state rock. Currently, California's state rock is serpentine which often contains chrysotile asbestos. ADAO has begun a "Drop the Rock" campaign which encourages statewide action on this issue. The Manhattan Beach resolution to repeal serpentine as the state rock is the first official request to CA legislature. The organization supports this change because asbestos is known to cause mesothelioma,
lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases. They hope the campaign will bring about a change in the state rock and also increase awareness about the dangers of
asbestos exposure. For more information visit the
ADAO website.
ADAO urges CA to change state rock