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by:Bluepoint Environmental LLC based inSyracuse, NEW YORK (USA)
Continued exposure can increase the amount of asbestos fibers that remain in the lung. Fibers embedded in lung tissue over time may cause serious lung diseases including: asbestosis, lung cancer, or mesothelioma. Tobacco smokers who have been exposed to asbestos have a “far greater-than-additive” risk for lung cancer than do nonsmokers who have been exposed, meaning ...
by:BLDI based inGrand Rapids, MICHIGAN (USA)
However, airborne asbestos fibers may result in serious medical conditions if inhaled, including lung cancer, mesothelioma, and ...
by:Kazan, McClain, Satterley, Lyons, Greenwood & Oberman, A Professional Law Corporation based inOakland, CALIFORNIA (USA)
The first asbestos products lawsuit was filed on December 10, 1966, in Beaumont, Texas, by attorney Ward Stephenson on behalf of his client, Claude Tomplait. Mr. Tomplait had been diagnosed with asbestosis in July of that year. The defendants were eleven manufacturers of asbestos-containing insulation products, including Johns-Manville, Fibreboard and Owens Corning Fiberglas. The ...
by:Total Environmental & Safety, LLC based inHackettstown, NEW JERSEY (USA)
If these fibers are inhaled, they can become imbedded in the lungs, esophagus and stomach. These imbedded fibers, over time, can cause diseases including asbestosis, lung cancer, and ...
by:Clark Seif Clark Inc. based inChatsworth, CALIFORNIA (USA)
And for that very reason, the use of asbestos in the United States has been steadily declining. And yet, asbestos still poses a serious health hazard that can result in Asbestosis, Lung Cancer, and Mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer known to be caused only by exposure to asbestos. At CSC, we are experts at detecting the presence of asbestos and determining an abatement plan that ...
by:VOETS, LLC based inNew York,, NEW YORK (USA)
Asbestos is the name given to a group of naturally occurring minerals that are resistant to heat and corrosion. They include the mineral fibers chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, actinolite, and any of these materials that have been chemically treated or ...
by:American Management Resources Corporation/AMRC Environmental based inFt. Myers, FLORIDA (USA)
The term asbestos describes six naturally occurring fibrous minerals found in certain types of rock formations. Of that general group, the minerals chrysotile, amosite and crocidolite have been most commonly used in building ...
by:Reitzel Bros. Asbestos Removal Ltd. based inBreslau, ONTARIO (CANADA)
Nothing can cause you to lose more sleep than wondering if a silent killer such as asbestos, Zonolite vermiculite or mould lurks in the walls of your family home. These cancer causing construction materials and insulations have been used in home construction over the last 100 years. Asbestos was used as pipe and general insulation since the 1950’s and right up to the end of the ...
by:RDS Environmental based inBroomfield, COLORADO (USA)
Asbestos can pose a serious health risk to you and other inhabitants of your dwelling. If your home was built prior to 1978, you could be at risk of exposure to banned asbestos products that were used in many aspects of home construction prior to 1978. RDS Environmental can provide you with information and certified testing and inspection to help you make the best decisions about renovating for ...
by:Kazan, McClain, Satterley, Lyons, Greenwood & Oberman, A Professional Law Corporation based inOakland, CALIFORNIA (USA)
It's been 30 years since the Vietnam war. Now is the time that asbestos-related disease symptoms may appear. If you believe you could have suffered asbestos exposure or have any symptoms such as: Shortness of breath, Chest pain and/or persistent cough, Fever, night sweats and weight loss, Pain or swelling in the abdomen, nausea, weight loss, bowel obstruction, anemia or swelling of the feet due ...
by:RSK Group plc based inHelsby, UNITED KINGDOM
Asbestos-related diseases are the largest cause of occupational-related deaths in the UK, claiming more than 3500 people each year. Alongside legionnaires’ disease, the control of asbestos in the built environment and on brownfield sites presents a significant compliance challenge to employers across the UK. Asbestos was widely used as a building material in the UK in the years leading up ...