Asbestos Exposure in Shipyards During the 20th century, asbestos was transported worldwide to industrial shipyards and factories as a heat insulator, fireproof material, and many other economically valuable applications. Asbestos use started in the United States in the late 1800s. In the 1930s and 1940s, documents revealed that asbestos manufacturers knew of the health issues […]
Asbestos Abatement Can Help Prevent Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer
Asbestos Abatement Can Help Prevent Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer Finding asbestos in the home can be quite scary because it can cause mesothelioma, lung, throat, esophageal, and colorectal cancers. Once encountering asbestos, it is easy to disturb the hazardous material and inhale dangerous asbestos fibers. One way to prevent asbestos from being a danger to […]
Asbestos Workers Are At Higher Risk For Covid-19 Complications
Asbestos Workers Are At Higher Risk For Covid-19 Complications COVID-19 is a respiratory illness and can cause extra complications for people with existing lung and breathing issues such as asbestos-related diseases. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis to be the three significant health effects of asbestos exposure. All three are […]
Testing for Asbestos in Talc Could Become Stricter
Testing for Asbestos in Talc Could Become Stricter The Food and Drug Administration is looking to make asbestos testing for talc based cosmetic products stricter. It recently released its 124-page document written by the Interagency Working Group on Asbestos in Consumer Products. There were eight federal agencies chosen by the FDA that represent the Interagency […]
Asbestos Found in Consumer Products
Asbestos Found in Consumer Products Many industrial sites contained asbestos, but other locations like people’s homes also contained the carcinogen. Asbestos is a great insulator, which is why it has been used in so many industrial and consumer products. Certain products like fake snow were especially dangerous because it was just friable chrysotile asbestos sold […]
Sources of Natural Asbestos Exposure
Sources of Natural Asbestos Exposure People exposed to asbestos are primarily exposed through work, but there are other ways people can encounter this carcinogen. Since asbestos is naturally occurring, there is a chance when going outside people can become exposed. Asbestos is a group of six naturally occurring minerals that are found in rock and […]
What You Should Know About West Virginia Asbestos Exposure
What You Should Know About West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Asbestos is a group of silicate-based minerals mined from the earth for decades. It’s strength, resistance to heat, and cost-effectiveness made asbestos a valuable building material that was used heavily throughout the 20th century. Asbestos is composed of long, thin, needle-like fibers. Disturbing asbestos or other […]
Can Repairing Old Cars Put You at Risk for Asbestos Exposure?
Can Repairing Old Cars Put You at Risk for Asbestos Exposure? You may be in danger of inhaling asbestos fibers if you work as an auto mechanic or in another profession in the automotive sector that is consistently around older vehicles. Asbestos is found in many older vehicle parts, as well as some current vehicles. […]
GPW is Representing a Bobsled Athlete Suffering from Brain Injuries
GPW is Representing a Bobsled Athlete Suffering from Brain Injuries Goldberg, Persky and White, P.C. is representing a bobsledder who claims his bobsledding lead to brain injuries and the bobsledding governing body failed to warn him and others the sport can cause brain injuries. The lawsuit was filed in California and accuses U.S.A. Bobsled and […]
Mesothelioma Awareness Day 2021
Mesothelioma Awareness Day 2021 This upcoming Sunday is Mesothelioma Awareness Day. This is a day to recognize the incurable cancer of the mesothelium, which is a membrane that surrounds organs including the lungs, abdomen, heart, and testicles. Pleural mesothelioma (lungs) is the most common form, followed by peritoneal (abdomen), pericardial (heart), and testicular (testicles). The […]