3adao_logo-high Unfortunately, ADAO will need to reschedule the press conference due to weather.  New speakers will be announced later this week.

MEDIA ADVISORY 

U.S. Investment Companies and their Mutual Funds Discovered to Invest in Brazilian Asbestos Mine

In 2012, all Asbestos Imported to the United States Originated from Brazil

 

Friday, March 22, 2013…Arlington, VA — The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will hold its 9th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference on March 22-24, 2013 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.

WHAT:          
Linda Reinstein, Mesothelioma Widow, Co-Founder & President of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will disclose U.S. investment companies investing in Brazilian asbestos mining and production.  In 2012, all asbestos imported to the United State originated from Brazil.

WHEN:

Saturday, March 23, 2013
9:00AM
WHERE:       
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Salons 5 & 6
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202
(703) 920-3230

Asbestos is a known human carcinogen, and exposure can cause mesothelioma and lung, gastrointestinal, laryngeal, and ovarian cancers, as well as non-malignant lung and pleural disorders. The World Health Organization estimates that 107,000 workers around the world die each year of an asbestos-related disease, equaling 300 deaths per day.

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Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was founded by asbestos victims and their families in 2004. ADAO seeks to give asbestos victims and concerned citizens a united voice to raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure. ADAO is an independent global organization dedicated to preventing asbestos-related diseases through education, advocacy, and community. For more information, visit www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org.

 

Media Contact:
Doug Larkin
Communications
Director
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
(202) 391-1546 Mobile
doug@asbestosdiseaseawareness.org