Mesothelioma Awareness Month: Thirty Asbestos Facts for Thirty Days Graphics

Posted on September 6, 2018

September is here! For a large part of the ADAO community, this month we gear up and focus on spreading awareness about asbestos and its related illnesses.

In honor of the Mesothelioma Warriors in our communities, across the country, and across the world, ADAO invites you to participate in our Mesothelioma Awareness Month Social Media Campaign and share important facts about asbestos and mesothelioma and community events.

Asbestos-related diseases, like mesothelioma, are 100% preventable. The first step towards prevention is education; that is why we invite you to take part in our social media blitz throughout September.

Post, tweet and share our content with the hashtag #EndMeso to spread awareness, promote prevention and remember those lost due to asbestos-related illnesses.Whether it is for one day, a week, or the entire month, help us spread the word!  For a complete library of our graphics, click here for our official FaceBook album.

Together we make change happen while we honor and remember those impacted by asbestos.

Linda
Social Networks

Mesothelioma Awareness Month: Thirty Asbestos Facts for Thirty Days Graphics

Day 1: September is Mesothelioma Awareness
Day 2:  Vinyl floor tiles, brake linings, ceiling tiles & spray-on coatings are some of the few materials that can contain asbestos
Day 3: Asbestos is a known carcinogen
Day 4: There is no safe or controlled use of asbestos
Day 5: Each day 100 Americans die from preventable #asbestos-caused deaths
Day 6: Asbestos is lethal and legal in the USA — Imports and use continue
Day 7: Asbestos is a known carcinogen that kills as estimated 40,000 Americans every year
Day 8: The 8th Annual Kayaking 4 Meso fundraiser will take place in Waterford, New York
Day 9: USGS states: “Numerous materials substitute for asbestos.”
Day 10: All types of asbestos cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, cancer of the larynx and ovary, and asbestosis.
Day 11: Asbestos can be found in homes, schools, offices, and communities throughout the nation.
Day 12: Nearly 40 years ago, the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared asbestos to be a human carcinogen.
Day 13: Colombian academics from the University of Rosario will be hosting “Asbestos: A Silent Enemy?” Conference today
Day 14: Celebrities Warren Zevon, Steve McQueen, Merlin Olsen are few of many who have died from asbestos-related disease.
Day 15: USGS reports: In 2017, the “chlor-alkali industry accounted for an estimated 100% of U.S. consumption of asbestos.”
Day 16: Mesothelioma Warrior Bruce A. Waite will be remembered in the annual Bruce A. Waite Miles for Meso 5K in Ontario, Ohio
Day 17: Today leading health and safety professionals will be attending the IOSH 2018 Conference in Birmingham, United Kingdom
Day 18: USGS states: “In 2017, asbestos consumption in the United States was estimated to be about 300 metric tons.”
Day 19: USGS reports: Russia is the leading producer of asbestos worldwide, followed by Kazakhstan, China, and Brazil
Day 20: The United States is the only industrial nation in the world not to ban asbestos.
Day 21: Miles for Meso Mesothelioma Warrior Community Dinner will take place in Alton, Illinois to honor Mesothelioma Warriors
Day 22: Runners and joggers will take their marks for the Annual Miles for Meso Run/Walk in Alton, Illinois today
Day 23: Health professionals will  attend the 19th World Lung Cancer Conference in Toronto, Canada from Sept. 23-26
Day 24: While promising research continues, prevention remains the only cure for mesothelioma and other asbestos-caused diseases.
Day 25: Mesothelioma Awareness Day is not only tomorrow but the ADAO Mesothelioma Warrior Video will be Released AND Flags Will Fly Over the Capitol in Remembrance of Mesothelioma Warriors
Day 26: Today is Mesothelioma Awareness Day and ADAO’s 13th Congressional Briefing! Join ADAO and co-hosts for the the #ENDMeso Twitter Chat at 12-1 pm ET
Day 27: According to the U.S. Surgeon General: “It is important that we remind Americans about the health dangers of #asbestos exposure. If you think you have been exposed to asbestos, I encourage you to speak to your health care professional.”
Day 28: The Word Health Organization (WHO) says, “one in every three deaths from occupational cancer is estimated to be caused by asbestos.”
Day 29: The Word Health Organization (WHO) estimates “there are approximately 125 million people in the world who are exposed to asbestos in the workplace.”
Day 30: Trump’s EPA is failing to ban asbestos