Authorities are looking to study the health impacts of living in a house contaminated with Mr Fluffy asbestos insulation, acting chief health officer Andrew Pengilley told homeowners at a health forum on Sunday.
About 200 people attended the forum in Belconnen, the second meeting of residents worried about their health and their children’s health as a result of living in contaminated homes.
Dr Pengilley said the research would be difficult because the mesothelioma register dated to the 1980s. The dangerous loose-fill insulation was installed from the late 1960s through to the 1970s. He also said it would be difficult to track down the people who previously lived in Mr Fluffy houses.
He expected the risk of living in a home that contained the insulation would turn out to be quite low, but higher than the risk of developing asbestos-related risks in the wider community.