1998 asbestos. Medical search. Frequent questions

The first employee claims for injury from exposure to asbestos in the workplace were made in 1927, and the first lawsuit against an asbestos manufacturer was filed in 1929. (wikipedia.org)
The only established causal factor is exposure to asbestos or similar fibers. (wikipedia.org)
Exposure to asbestos can cause both benign and malignant, pulmonary and pleural diseases. (medscape.com)
Exposure to asbestos occurs through inhalation of fibers in air in the working environment, ambient air in the vicinity of factories handling asbestos, or indoor air in housing and buildings containing asbestos materials. (medscape.com)
Posteroanterior (PA) chest radiograph in a 58-year-old man with a history of occupational exposure to asbestos shows right diaphragmatic pleural plaque calcifications, linear calcification along the left pericardium, and bilateral pleural plaques along upper ribs. (medscape.com)
50 y) was noted to have a mass in the left lower lobe after exposure to asbestos. (medscape.com)
A San Francisco jury awarded $1,713,500 to Arthur Manners, a retired plumber suffering from asbestosis and asbestos-related pleural disease due to his occupational exposure to asbestos-containing products. (braytonlaw.com)
A San Francisco Superior Court jury awarded Arthur Mitchell $953,112 for injuries associated with mesothelioma, a rare cancer believed to be caused by Mr. Mitchell's exposure to asbestos products. (braytonlaw.com)
Mesothelioma is one of the most severe cancers which develops from the mesothelial lining which wraps some organs: the lungs (more precisely the pleura) the heart (pericardium) the abdominal cavity (peritoneum) the testicles (tunica vaginalis)… It is an occupational related condition (for the lungs) due to the exposure to asbestos (and erionite). (globale-dermatologie.com)
I have achieved a number of noteworthy settlements in cases where there has been limited exposure to asbestos, including cases brought on behalf of a number of prison officers and policeman. (apil.org.uk)
Cancer of the lung and mesothelioma are caused by exposure to asbestos, which remains in use in some countries. (who.int)

Health problems attributed to asbestos include asbestosis, mesothelioma, lung cancer, and diffuse pleural thickening. (wikipedia.org)
Health problems attributed to asbestos include: Asbestosis - A lung disease first found in textile workers, asbestosis is a scarring of the lung tissue resulting from the production of growth factors that stimulate fibroblasts (the scar-producing lung cells) to proliferate and synthesize the scar tissue in response to injury by the inhaled fibers. (wikipedia.org)
Asbestos-related pulmonary complications include asbestosis, pleural plaques, diffuse pleural thickening, benign asbestos-related pleural effusions, and malignant pleural mesothelioma. (medscape.com)
1989]. In subjects with asbestos exposure who have chest radiograph profusion scores of 0/1 or 1/0, the presence of fibrosis on HRCT ( Fig. 11 ) has been shown to identify subjects with abnormal physiology and bronchoalveolar lavage findings suggestive of asbestosis, while those with normal HRCT generally have normal physiology and bronchoalveolar lavage [Harkin et al. (cdc.gov)
Asbestosis, pleural plaques and diffuse pleural thickening: three distinct benign responses to asbestos exposure. (radiopaedia.org)
As part of Irwin Mitchell's specialist asbestos team, I work on behalf of sufferers of asbestos related disease, and their families, to investigate and settle claims for people suffering with asbestos related injuries, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis and diffuse. (apil.org.uk)
Throughout the last thirty years, scientific organizations and governmental agencies have thoroughly and meticulously reviewed extensive published data on asbestos and have concluded that all of its commercially viable fiber types (including amosite, anthophyllite, actinolite, chrysotile, crocidolite, and tremolite) cause disease and death resulting from asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma and cancers of the larynx and ovary. (europeanasbestosforum.org)

Though this cancer is rare in the general population, about 1,500-2,000 cases per year occur in people exposed to even relatively small amounts of asbestos, Billy Armstrong was diagnosed in February 1997, and has sought special genetic treatment at a government-sponsored research project in New Orleans, but without success. (braytonlaw.com)
Initially, General Motors accepted the regulations and said that they would cease to use asbestos in gaskets and other products by 1997. (mesotheliomasymptoms.com)

Asbestos has been identified in at least 83 of the 1,585 hazardous waste sites that have been proposed for inclusion on the EPA National Priorities List (NPL) (HazDat 2001). (cdc.gov)
RÉSUMÉ Nous décrivons les tendances de l'incidence des cancers courants dans les pays du Conseil de coopération du Golfe de 1998 à 2001. (who.int)

At the Rotterdam Convention meeting currently underway in Geneva (17-21 November), Canada and Russia led a revolt of asbestos producing countries against the inclusion of chrysotile asbestos (white asbestos) on the international list of chemicals subject to trade controls, despite scientific findings that this substance is harmful for human health and the environment, and in spite of the clear obligation, under the treaty, for such a listing. (minesandcommunities.org)
Ban Asbestos Network of India (BANI), a coalition of civil society groups, supports the proposed listing of chrysotile on the Rotterdam Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Convention because it alerts potential importers that chrysotile asbestos is a known cancer-causing agent, which poses a risk even at very low levels. (minesandcommunities.org)
The following facts, kindly provided by Dr. Richard Lemen, as stated and signed by him and other leading specialists (see below) represent knowledge concerning chrysotile asbestos, the only form of asbestos currently marketed. (europeanasbestosforum.org)
The Panel found too that the efficacy of "controlled use" is particularly doubtful for the building industry and for DIY [do-it-yourself] enthusiasts, which are the most important users of cement-based products containing chrysotile asbestos. (europeanasbestosforum.org)

Employees, their families and people living close to 28 exfoliation sites may have been exposed to amphibole asbestos from vermiculite mined Libby, Montana between the 1920s and the early 1990s. (cdc.gov)
Fact 2 Chrysotile is frequently found contaminated with amphibole forms of asbestos, most commonly tremolite (IARC, 2012). (europeanasbestosforum.org)
asbestos and other amphibole fibers (winchite and richterite). (cdc.gov)
airborne tremolite asbestos and other amphibole fibers. (cdc.gov)
Asbestos, particularly the types of amphibole asbestos known as crocidolite and amosite asbestos, is the principal carcinogen implicated in the pathogenesis of malignant pleural mesothelioma. (medscape.com)

Occupational exposure occurs primarily through inhalation of asbestos-containing air in the workplace. (cdc.gov)
The most common exposure to commercial asbestos is occupational, although workers' families are also at risk from indirect "take-home" exposures transported by contaminated items such as clothing. (medscape.com)
Rebecca has Senior Litigator status with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and is accredited as an Occupational and Asbestos Disease specialist. (apil.org.uk)
She is classified by APIL as a Senior Litigator and accredited asbestos and occupational disease specialist. (apil.org.uk)
I have represented clients who have suffered occupational injuries and diseases for over 30 years and specialised in the field of asbestos disease litigation for over 16 years. (apil.org.uk)
Fact 4 Latest data show the global burden of asbestos-related cancers estimated to be 194,000 deaths per year in 2013, up from 94,000 in 1990 (an increase of over 100%) with a disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) burden of 3,402,000 - up 94% from 1990 and accounting for nearly two-thirds of the burden from all occupational carcinogens (GBD, 2015). (europeanasbestosforum.org)
Fact 10 In October 2013, the International Commission of Occupational Health (ICOH) stated "There is sufficient evidence in humans for the carcinogenicity of all forms of asbestos (chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, tremolite, actinolite and anthophylite)" (ICOH, 2013). (europeanasbestosforum.org)

Chrysotile is by far the most common type of asbestos fiber produced in the world and accounts for virtually all asbestos used commercially in the United States. (medscape.com)

Injuries attributed to asbestos have resulted in both workers' compensation claims and injury litigation. (wikipedia.org)
Workers involved in the mining and processing of asbestos ores or in the production of asbestos- containing products may be exposed to asbestos fibers in air. (cdc.gov)
Workers are also likely to be exposed during the manufacture of asbestos products (eg, textiles, friction products, insulation, other building materials) and during automotive brake and clutch repair work. (medscape.com)
San Francisco jury awarded $1,845,000 in compensatory damages to four retired workers suffering from lung cancers caused by the combined affects of cigarette smoke and asbestos exposure. (braytonlaw.com)
Billy Armstrong is a member of Local 16 of the International Union of Heat and Frost Insulators, also known as the Asbestos Workers' Union. (braytonlaw.com)
Billy Armstrong joined the Asbestos Workers' Union and began his career as an insulator in 1966 and worked continuously until his diagnosis. (braytonlaw.com)
Prior to the 1980s, plant and factory workers were highly likely to undergo asbestos exposure, with the automobile industry being one of the most hazardous. (mesotheliomasymptoms.com)
Auto parts commonly contained asbestos and the grinding of the parts would often lead to particles of the mineral becoming airborne and being inhaled by the workers. (mesotheliomasymptoms.com)
Workers that processed vermiculite from a mine in Libby, Montana at nine former plants located throughout the United States were exposed to asbestos and are at increased risk for developing asbestos related health problems, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) reports in public health consultations released today. (cdc.gov)
The support from Indian government representatives in Geneva is contrary to the interests of Indian workers and citizens many of whom are contracting asbestos-related diseases, says Ravi Agarwal, director, Toxics Link. (minesandcommunities.org)
We urge the Indian Government to consult with groups representing Indian workers and with officials such as Mrs. Sushma Swaraj who will report the reality of India's asbestos epidemic and not the mistruths being spread by a greedy and hazardous industry. (minesandcommunities.org)
ù Workers are continuing asbestos removal in Coffman Union. (mndaily.com)
Mined vermiculite ore is milled plants in the United States and other coun- graphic data, work history, and vital status at to produce vermiculite concentrate of various tries was 0.3-7.0% asbestos before expansion the end of 1981 for 1,881 workers. (cdc.gov)

Simone is a solicitor and senior associate and has specialised in representing clients with mesothelioma and other asbestos related conditions since 1996. (apil.org.uk)

Cancer - Cancer of the lung, gastrointestinal tract, kidney and larynx have been linked to asbestos. (wikipedia.org)
Asbestos with or without tobacco smoke exposure is a major risk factor for lung cancer. (medscape.com)
A San Francisco jury awarded Robert Winsow, a retired welder, and his wife, $315,000 for lung cancer caused by his asbestos exposure while employed at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. (braytonlaw.com)
2003), especially in comparison for example to historical asbestos exposures which resulted in excess lung cancer (intensity 10-100 fb/ml) (Hodgson and Darnton, 2000, Berman and Crump, 2008). (who.int)
CDC established the NCCCP in 1998 and funds state, tribal, local, and territorial comprehensive cancer control programs that facilitate the pooling of cancer resources to address top-priority cancers, including lung cancer. (cdc.gov)
For lung cancer, examples include exposures to asbestos or radon at home or work. (cdc.gov)

The jury heard how both Raymark and Pittsburgh Corning had direct knowledge of asbestos hazards associated with their products, including the possibility of this fatal cancer. (braytonlaw.com)
Julia Langer, Director of the International Conservation Programme at WWF-Canada, added: 'Notwithstanding the hazards of asbestos at home, if developing countries really want to buy Canada's carcinogenic asbestos they should only do so with full disclosure. (minesandcommunities.org)

In places such as India, however, there continues to be a high use of friable or dust-based asbestos in compressed asbestos fiber (CAF) gaskets, ropes, cloth, gland packings, millboards, insulation, brake liners, and other products which are being exported without adequate knowledge and information to the other countries. (wikipedia.org)
They may arise from natural sources (e.g., weathering of asbestos- containing minerals), from windblown soil from hazardous waste sites where asbestos is not properly stored, and from deterioration of automobile clutches and brakes or breakdown of asbestos-containing (mainly chrysotile) materials, such as insulation. (cdc.gov)
Higher exposure levels may result when asbestos is released from asbestos-containing building materials such as insulation, ceiling tiles, and floor tiles that are in poor condition or disturbed. (cdc.gov)
Asbestos-containing material had been commonly used in buildings in insulation, fireproofing, dry wall, ceiling and floor tile, and other materials, and disturbing this material might release asbestos fibers into the air. (cdc.gov)
Asbestos has been used in products such as insulation for pipes, floor tiles, building materials, and vehicle brakes and clutches. (medscape.com)
Each Plaintiff sued defendant Owens Corning Fiberglass for its manufacture, supply, sale and installation of pre-formed asbestos-containing pipe insulation. (braytonlaw.com)
Plant management reported that asbestos materials had been removed form the plant and no friable asbestos insulation was observed during this survey. (cdc.gov)
In 1968 he made his fourth acquisition, that of Baldwin-Ehret-Hill Inc., a manufacturer of insulation with $30 million in annual sales, about $4 million of which was derived from asbestos products. (referenceforbusiness.com)

One of the major issues relating to asbestos in civil proceedings is the latency of asbestos-related diseases. (wikipedia.org)
Knowledge of asbestos-related diseases accumulated for over 100 years as the industrial value of asbestos became recognized for the strength of its fibers and their resistance to destruction, resulting in increasing production and use until multiple health effects became apparent. (medscape.com)
Asbestos fibers lodge in the lungs and cause many diseases. (mbtmag.com)
He was a consultant to the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy, New York, on the epidemiology of asbestos-related diseases from 1982 to 1986. (wikipedia.org)
Her particular specialism is acting on behalf of claimants suffering from asbestos related diseases. (apil.org.uk)
I act for clients with asbestos related diseases from all over the North West and North Wales. (apil.org.uk)
I have represented clients from overseas (Australia, New Zealand and Canada) who contracted asbestos diseases before. (apil.org.uk)

In 1999, the mining and minerals processing through semimanufactured products accounted for more than 500,000 jobs, of which 437,000 were in the primary mining sector (466,700 in 1998, and 778,000 in 1990). (nationsencyclopedia.com)

Fibers in water arise mainly by erosion of natural deposits of asbestos or by corrosion of fibers from pipes made with asbestos-containing cement. (cdc.gov)
Asbestos cement was a common construction material for water pipes during the twentieth century, as a replacement for metal piping that was vulnerable to corrosion. (iwaponline.com)
We report on the presence of asbestos fibres in drinking water supply in Christchurch, New Zealand from ageing asbestos cement reticulated water supply. (iwaponline.com)
Municipalities cannot continue to rely on ageing asbestos-cement piping, as it appears to be releasing asbestos fibres into drinking water with uncertain health implications, and should prioritise replacing pipes greater than 50 years in age, especially where high water pressures or land disturbance occur, to reduce the risk of water-carried asbestos being released into urban environments, and mitigate any risk of asbestos from ingested contaminated water sources. (iwaponline.com)
Asbestos cement piping is reaching its end-of-life stage and is releasing short and long asbestos fibres into the water supply. (iwaponline.com)
Municipalities with soft water supply are vulnerable to cement pipe decay and we observed high corrosion rates of 0.20 mm a −1 averaged over a lifetime from asbestos pipes. (iwaponline.com)
identified that the peak age for asbestos cement pipe failure is those installed approximately 60 to 80 years ago. (iwaponline.com)
While some Indian government officials kowtow to the financial clout of our country's asbestos cement producers and their foreign supporters, others acknowledge the truth. (minesandcommunities.org)
We're here not only to run our businesses, but to also serve the nation," said Abhaya Shankar, a director of India's Asbestos Cement Products Manufacturers Association. (mbtmag.com)
Introducing a new Malaysian building material to Tonga-asbestos free cement-were Lee Chong Poh and James Tang, of the UAC Berhard, of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (matangitonga.to)

Tremolite asbestos is a contaminant in some vermiculite and talc. (cdc.gov)
In particular, tremolite asbestos can be found in certain sources of vermiculite or talc. (cdc.gov)

ATSDR prepared the mortality review to identify deaths potentially associated with asbestos exposure in Libby. (cdc.gov)
Whereas pleural mesothelioma is highly associated with asbestos exposure , nonmesotheliomatous cancers have generally not been proven to result from exposure to airborne asbestos. (medscape.com)
Current and former military personnel who came into contact with these ships should seek immediate medical attention in order to detect possible health consequences associated with asbestos exposure. (mesotheliomasymptoms.com)

In general, levels of asbestos in air inside and outside buildings with undisturbed asbestos-containing materials are low, but indoor levels may be somewhat higher than outside levels. (cdc.gov)

Municipalities should monitor for the presence of asbestos fibres as a strategy for detecting pipe corrosion. (iwaponline.com)
For example, in EC - Asbestos the Appellate Body stated that 'the objective pursued by the measure is the preservation of human life and health through the elimination, or reduction, of the well-known, and life threatening, health risks posed by asbestos fibres. (who.int)

In the year 1989, the EPA instituted regulations to control and limit asbestos use but this ruling was overruled in 1991. (mesotheliomasymptoms.com)

On 19 September 1990, less than a month after the historic vote, the palace was closed by order of the district hygiene inspectorate and by decision of the GDR Council of Ministers - on the grounds that it was contaminated with asbestos. (ddr-museum.de)

The general population is exposed to low levels of asbestos primarily by inhalation. (cdc.gov)

As a result of the litigation, manufacturers sold off subsidiaries, diversified, produced asbestos substitutes, and started asbestos removal businesses. (wikipedia.org)

Dedicated & Experienced Asbestos & Mesothelioma Attorney. (justia.com)

Among patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, 77% have previously been exposed to asbestos. (medscape.com)

Heavy exposures tend to occur in the construction industry and in ship repair, particularly during removal of asbestos materials due to renovation, repairs, or demolition. (medscape.com)

Indeed, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade had recommended the inclusion of all forms of asbestos to the international list of chemicals subject to trade control. (minesandcommunities.org)
Fact 5 Currently, at least 55 countries have banned the use of all forms of asbestos (IBAS, 2015). (europeanasbestosforum.org)
Calls for a global ban on the mining, use, and export of all forms of asbestos" and further the JPC-SE describes how "Similar to the tobacco industry, the asbestos industry has funded and manipulated research to manufacture findings favourable to its own interests. (europeanasbestosforum.org)

Since children are more apt to play in dirt, they may be exposed to higher levels of asbestos if the dirt they are playing in contains asbestos and they inhale the dust. (cdc.gov)
ATSDR concludes residents were exposed to hazardous levels of asbestos. (cdc.gov)
concludes that people were exposed to hazardous levels of asbestos in the past and that people currently living near contaminated areas might be exposed to hazardous levels of asbestos. (cdc.gov)
Draft public health assessment for Libby Asbestos NPL site concludes people were exposed to hazardous levels of asbestos in the past. (cdc.gov)

The main preventable cause of malignant mesothelioma has been exposure to commercial materials made or contaminated with asbestos. (medscape.com)
Utilization of radiotherapy for malignant phyllodes tumors: analysis of the National Cancer Data Base, 1998-2009. (asbestos.com)

Many of the published articles on asbestos litigation focus on transactional costs and ways in which the flow of money from defendants to plaintiffs and their lawyers can be expeditiously and efficiently prioritized and routed. (wikipedia.org)
Joanne is a senior litigator member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and is recognized within the legal profession as a leading light in asbestos litigation. (apil.org.uk)
Although asbestos products were dropped from the Baldwin line in 1972 and the major part of that company's operations were eventually sold, Keene became an "asbestos victim": lawyers included Keene with other asbestos producers as defendants in thousands of lawsuits. (referenceforbusiness.com)

In preparing the report, ATSDR reviewed all death certificates for Libby residents who died between 1979 and 1998, and compared the number of deaths from asbestos-related causes to similar deaths across Montana and the United States. (cdc.gov)

Asbestos is the name given to a group of naturally occurring minerals that are resistant to heat and corrosion. (medscape.com)

Contamination of the living environment from asbestos-containing products is another source of exposure. (medscape.com)
Court awards ATSDR and other federal agencies reimbursement of costs incurred in providing public health and clean-up assistance related to asbestos contamination in Libby, Montana. (cdc.gov)

The mineral asbestos is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations that relate to its production and use, including mining, manufacturing, use and disposal. (wikipedia.org)

Manufacturing equipment as well as industrial fans often contained gaskets and other materials that were made from asbestos. (mesotheliomasymptoms.com)
Even as late as 1998, GM was selling car models within the U.S. that contained asbestos within the linings and gaskets. (mesotheliomasymptoms.com)

Despite its value as an insulator, asbestos fiber intake can lead to several serious health consequences, includingÂ mesothelioma , a devastating cancer without cure. (mesotheliomasymptoms.com)
Plaques are biomarkers of fiber (usually asbestos) exposure, but here may reflect RCF exposure. (who.int)

For example, the growth in global output of chemicals between 1970 and 1998 was almost nine-fold. (who.int)

SAN FRANCISCO - February 11, 1998 - A San Francisco jury awarded Billy Armstrong of Pacheco, California $4,486,000 in damages. (braytonlaw.com)

I am a Senior Associate in Irwin Mitchell's Manchester Asbestos Related Disease Team. (apil.org.uk)

Within four hours, the factory and offices were demolished: bricks, beams, pipes and asbestos roofing, all torn down. (mbtmag.com)

and as a U.S. Federal Court-appointed neutral expert (under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 706) for projection of asbestos-related claims against the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, in the combined asbestos litigation in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1991-1995. (wikipedia.org)
Rebecca has over ten years experience as a personal injury solicitor specialising in asbestos-related disease compensation claims. (apil.org.uk)

The chemical, tobacco and asbestos industries have all previously employed the same tactic to forestall regulation of their activities and products. (progressive-economics.ca)

In its final public health assessment of the Libby Asbestos National Priorities List site in Libby, Mont. (cdc.gov)

Asbestos use is prevalent in India because there is no effective enforcement of the rules. (wikipedia.org)
instead of supporting the financial interests of global chrysotile producers, the Indian government should have expressed its concern for its injured citizens by demanding the inclusion of chrysotile on the PIC list, says Gopal Krishna, a member of Ban Asbestos Network of India (BANI). (minesandcommunities.org)
In India, the world's biggest asbestos importer, it's a $2 billion industry with double-digit annual growth, at least 100 manufacturing plants and some 300,000 jobs. (mbtmag.com)
Neither India nor any of its 29 states keep statistics on how many people might be affected by asbestos. (mbtmag.com)

Diffuse pleural thickening Considerable international controversy exists regarding the perceived rights and wrongs associated with litigation on compensation claims related to asbestos exposure and alleged subsequent medical consequences. (wikipedia.org)

While the use of asbestos in most products has been phased out, higher asbestos levels may be present in soil near these industries. (cdc.gov)
The defendants, Raymark Industries, Inc., and Pittsburgh Corning Corporation manufactured asbestos products which Billy Armstrong used in the 1960s and 1970s. (braytonlaw.com)
During the trial, evidence was presented that Billy Armstrong used Raymark's asbestos cloth products and Pittsburgh Corning's asbestos pipe covering products and was exposed to asbestos dust from those products. (braytonlaw.com)
Unfortunately, products containing asbestos were common, especially on older ships, because of the material's high resistance to heat and fire. (mesotheliomasymptoms.com)
Therefore, we support the immediate prohibition of the use of any form of asbestos-containing products, including those containing chrysotile, and call for their complete elimination. (europeanasbestosforum.org)

Despite what has been known for many years about the public health risks posed by chemicals such as mercury, lead and asbestos, these problems have not been fully recognized. (who.int)

From 1966 to 1975 his work involved regular use of asbestos pipe covering and cloth. (braytonlaw.com)

The first Criteria Document, also the first to be acted on by OSHA, was for asbestos. (cdc.gov)

I am based in London and I specialise in claims on behalf of asbestos disease sufferers. (apil.org.uk)
In 2010 I qualified as a solicitor and developed a particular interest in asbestos claims. (apil.org.uk)
I am a Solicitor, specialising in handling claims on behalf of sufferers of asbestos related disease, and their families. (apil.org.uk)
I have specialised in asbestos claims for over 17 years, since I qualified in 2004. (apil.org.uk)
I am a Senior Associate Solicitor specialising in claims on behalf of people who have been affected by asbestos related illnesses, particularly assisting sufferers of, and the families of those affected by, the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. (apil.org.uk)

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