Posted on August 16, 2018

Sign and Share the ADAO Petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Demanding a Ban Asbestos in the US Now, Without Loopholes or Exemptions 

“Reflecting on my journey with mesothelioma and the fight against asbestos interests” by Paul Zygielbaum 

Meet Paul Zygielbaum, ADAO State Leadership Team – Western Region Co-Director, is a retired executive and entrepreneur, whose career spans the aerospace, electric utility, electronic communications and medical device industries. Paul holds master’s degrees in engineering and applied science from the California Institute of Technology and in business administration from Golden Gate University. Paul has published technical papers, articles and reviews in the fields of aerospace research, energy technology, and medicine. He has served in many community and professional volunteer capacities. Since his 2004 diagnosis with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, Paul and his wife, Michelle, have become activists in grass-roots campaigns to ban asbestos, to protect the rights of asbestos-related disease victims and their families, and to improve medical treatment and seek cures. Paul and Michelle have three grown children and six grandchildren. Read “Dust into Gold: Banning Asbestos Is Good Business” – Paul’s Story

Paul has worked years on banning asbestos. Read more about the bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN): S.2072 and H.R.5114.   

I have the greatest respect for Paul and appreciate his powerful efforts to ban asbestos. Linda Reinstein