Finally in the late s the consumer products safety commission banned the use of asbestos in wallboard patching compounds and artificial ash for gas fireplaces because the fiber could easily be released during use. All told more than products contained asbestos. Since that time asbestos containing products were used by the construction and building trades the automotive industry and the manufacturing industry. In the environmental protection agency banned all new use of asbestos but uses established prior to that time were still allowed. . Nevertheless cases of mesothelioma have been documented as the result of lesser exposure affecting family members of workers who came into contact with asbestos and brought it home on their clothing skin or hair or affecting those who lived in close proximity to asbestos manufacturing facilities.