Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Resources
United States Senate Staff Briefing: July 11, 2013
Washington, D.C.
ADAO Senate Staff Briefing Speakers
- Dr. Richard Lemen, Former Assistant Surgeon General, United States (ret). ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair — Epidemiology: Understanding How Asbestos Causes Diseases
- Dr. Raja Flores, Chief of Division of Thoracic Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center — Treating Mesothelioma and Other Asbestos-Caused Diseases
- Tom Laubenthal, Technical Chief, The Environmental Institute — EPA (TSCA) and OSHA Regulatory Framework and Concerns
- Dr. Barry Castleman, Environmental Consultant — Asbestos in Chlor-Alkali Industry
- Ellen Patton, Mesothelioma Patient — A Patient’s Mesothelioma Journey
- Linda Reinstein, President and Co-Founder, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization — Asbestos Exposure throughout the U.S.: Imports, Natural Disasters, and the Chemical Safety Improvement Act (S. 1009)
Important Links
- July 11, 2013 Senate Staff Briefing: PowerPoint Presentations
- July 11, 2013 Senate Staff Briefing: Executive Summary
- July 11, 2013 Senate Staff Briefing: Speaker Bios
- U.S. Senate Bill: Safe Chemicals Act of 2013 (S. 696) (Introduced April 2013)
- U.S. Senate Bill: Chemical Safety Improvement Act (S. 1009) (Introduced May 2013)
- U.S. Surgeon General’s Statement on Asbestos (2013)
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 2012 Report on Asbestos
- ADAO Book: “Shared Stories: How Asbestos Changed Our Lives”
- ADAO Campaign: “Asbestos: See For Yourself”
- ADAO Graphics: “Identifying Asbestos in Your Home” and “How Small Is Asbestos?”
- ADAO Position Paper: “The Chemical Safety Improvement Act (S. 1009) Would Prevent Banning Asbestos and Jeopardize Public Health”
Top Five Asbestos Facts
1. Asbestos is a known human carcinogen and there is no safe level of asbestos exposure
2. Only 55 countries have banned asbestos. The United States and Canada are the only two industrial western nations not to ban asbestos
3. Top 5 asbestos producers reported by USGS: Russia (1,000,000), China (400,000), Brazil (270,000), Kazakhstan (214,000) and Canada (100,000) *metric tons
4. Top 5 asbestos users reported by USGS: China (613,760), India (426,363), Russia (263,037), Brazil (139,153) and Indonesia (111,848) *metric tons
5. More than 107,000 people die each year from asbestos-related diseases
ADAO 1-Minute PSA: “Asbestos Kills”
ADAO Graphic: “Identifying Asbestos in Your Home”
Asbestos can be found in many places you never thought it could be. Take a look at the places asbestos fibers are commonly found in the home.
