### Question
What is the definition of asbestos?


### Answer
The definition of **asbestos** is as follows in *15 U.S.C. § 2642*:

> asbestiform varieties of—


(A) chrysotile (serpentine),


(B) crocidolite (riebeckite),


(C) amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite),


(D) anthophyllite,


(E) tremolite, or


(F) actinolite

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 2642*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 53-TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER II-ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE**

