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ABOUT ASBESTOS - TOXIC FIBERS & MESOTHELIOMA
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(1) A common form of magnesium silicate which was used in various construction
products due to it's stability and resistance to fire. Asbestos exposure by
inhaling loose asbestos fibers is associated with various forms of lung disease.
(2) The name given to certain inorganic minerals when they occur in fibrous
form. Though fire-resistant, its extremely fine fibers are easily inhaled, and
exposure to them over a period of years has been linked to cancers of the lung
or lung-cavity lining and to mesothelioma.
There
are six types of asbestos - three of which have been used commercially. These
are white (chrysotile), blue (crocidolite) and brown (amosite) asbestos. Over
90% of all asbestos ever used was the white asbestos.Asbestos is a mineral that was crushed and milled into a fine particulate, and shipped to corporations for building and insulation materials. Asbestos mines around the world, many in Canada, produced over 250 million tons of asbestos for use in the United States between 1890 and 1970. Asbestos was added to a variety of products including insulation, automotive brakes, fireproofing, pipe covering, cements, refractory materials, gaskets, floor tiles and joint compounds. Click here for a list of asbestos containing products.
During
the installation, repair, maintenance, renovation and removal of asbestos
materials, the products were cut, scraped, sanded and otherwise altered. Some
materials, such as cements, were mixed at job sites using raw asbestos fibers.
These processes created dust, which was breathed in by the laborers working with
and around these materials. Dust from these products also traveled throughout
buildings and factories and ships, and remained airborne for weeks. When swept,
these materials were re-suspended in the air -- where they were breathed in
again by workers in the vicinity.The dangers of asbestos were known to the companies that made these products as early as the 1920s. However, asbestos was sold and used without warnings up until the 1980s -- when most asbestos products were banned in the United States and other countries. Alternative materials were available that could have been used in place of asbestos.
A
wide array of workers were exposed to asbestos including shipyard workers,
factory workers, pipefitters, sheet metal workers, plumbers, laborers,
machinists, mechanics, powerhouse workers, and electricians. One cloud of dust
from asbestos products can contain millions or billions of fibers, and even a
small amount of asbestos can cause lung damage. Mesothelioma has been diagnosed
in family members of workers exposed to asbestos.Often, individuals won't recall how they were exposed to asbestos, and may believe that they were not exposed to asbestos at all. A careful examination and review of a person's work and life history often reveals exposures to asbestos products that may not be readily apparent.
Why Was Asbestos Used in Building And Insulation Products?
The primary reason that asbestos was used in building products was as a binder or filler material. It was cheap and easily available. It is stringy and resilient, and thus made a good binder. Its resilience also reduced the breakage of the products between the factory and the worksite. In pipe covering and other materials, asbestos created air pockets which provided heat resistance.
Asbestos was marketed for its "fire resistant" qualities. In reality, at approximately 1200 degrees, asbestos transforms into an inert mineral. Other materials were available, even in the 1930's and thereafter, that could have been used (and, in fact, were used) as substitutes for asbestos without any sacrifice in product integrity or heat resistance. The asbestos industry peddled asbestos as a "magic mineral," creating a demand for the material, without advising of the dangers of asbestos. As a result, thousands of American workers were injured and killed. It was unnecessary and could have been avoided.
Learn more about what asbestos manufacturers and companies knew, click here.
Mesothelioma Was Preventable
Scores of corporations that manufactured and profited from the sale of asbestos-containing products knew the health hazards as early as the 1920's. If you worked in a high-risk industry and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, or you have lost someone to an asbestos-related illness, it is your right to seek compensation from those responsible for your situation.
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