Tonnage of Asbestos imported into the UK from 1940
| Year |
Crocidolite |
Amosite |
Chrysotile |
Anthophyllite |
Total |
| 1940 |
2,655 |
4,522 |
88,500 |
|
95,177 |
| 1946 |
967 |
2,673 |
50,722 |
|
54,362 |
| 1947 |
|
|
|
|
72,630 |
| 1948 |
|
|
|
|
94,155 |
| 1949 |
|
|
|
|
97,355 |
| 1950 |
5267 |
8,190 |
110,000 |
|
123,457 |
| 1951 |
|
|
|
|
135,194 |
| 1952 |
|
|
|
|
137,164 |
| 1953 |
|
|
|
|
112,925 |
| 1954 |
|
|
|
|
126,600 |
| 1955 |
6,822 |
12,308 |
122,965 |
|
142,095 |
| 1956 |
|
|
|
|
149,687 |
| 1957 |
|
|
|
|
139,679 |
| 1958 |
|
|
|
|
133,801 |
| 1959 |
|
|
|
|
135,945 |
| 1960 |
4,006 |
23,539 |
142,000 |
|
169,545 |
| 1961 |
|
|
|
|
169,680 |
| 1962 |
|
|
|
|
147,712 |
| 1963 |
|
|
|
|
160,419 |
| 1964 |
|
|
|
|
186,946 |
| 1965 |
3,425 |
22,582 |
147,265 |
78 |
173,350 |
| 1966 |
|
|
|
|
170,900 |
| 1967 |
|
|
|
|
152,070 |
| 1968 |
|
|
|
|
159,510 |
| 1969 |
|
|
|
|
145,920 |
| 1970 |
563 |
21,565 |
132,500 |
|
154,628 |
| 1971 |
|
|
|
|
150,180 |
| 1972 |
|
|
|
|
150,300 |
| 1973 |
|
|
|
|
183,100 |
| 1974 |
|
|
|
|
153,100 |
| 1975 |
Nil |
19,219 |
119,741 |
225 |
139,185 |
| 1976 |
|
14,900 |
130,000 |
|
144,900 |
| 1977 |
|
|
|
|
127,200 |
| 1978 |
|
|
|
|
117,700 |
| 1979 |
|
|
|
|
116,700 |
| 1980 |
|
500 |
94,180 |
|
94,680 |
| 1981 |
|
260 |
67,530 |
|
67,530 |
| 1982 |
|
20 |
52,240 |
|
52,260 |
| 1983 |
|
nil |
45,150 |
|
45,150 |
| 1984 |
|
|
41,560 |
|
41,560 |
| 1985 |
|
|
37,640 |
|
37,640 |
| 1986 |
|
|
26,770 |
|
26,770 |
| 1987 |
|
|
24,100 |
|
24,100 |
| 1988 |
|
|
24,700 |
|
24,700 |
| 1989 |
|
|
15,110 |
|
15,110 |
| 1990 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1991 |
|
|
10,740 |
|
10,740 |
| 1992 |
|
|
10,269 |
|
10,269 |
| 1993 |
|
|
9,681 |
|
9,681 |
| 1994 |
|
|
11,467 |
|
11,467 |
| 1995 |
|
|
10,164 |
|
10,164 |
| 1996 |
|
|
7,099 |
|
7,099 |
| 1997 |
|
|
4,820 |
|
4,820 |
| 1998 |
|
|
1,840 |
|
1,840 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
5,318,851 |
