Posted on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Though times may be uncertain right now while we focus on distancing physically, we do not need to distance socially! ADAO would like to invite you to join our second virtual community event on April 14 from 3:30 - 5:30 ET, 2:30 - 4:30 CT, and 12:30 pm - [...]
Posted on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 On behalf of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), I would like to thank everyone who joined our successful first Zoom Meeting on Friday, April 3! We had nearly 40 participants joining us from seven countries. We were honored to be able to hold a question and answer session [...]
Posted on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is proud to present Congressman Paul Tonko with the Tribute of Hope Award for his steadfast commitment to awareness, prevention, and policy to eliminate asbestos-related diseases. Unfortunately, this year, due to health and safety concerns surrounding COVID-19, we postponed our 16th Annual International [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2020 EPA CONFIRMS ASBESTOS PRESENTS A CANCER RISK THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNREASONABLE IN NEW EVALUATION Congress Must Act and Ban Asbestos Now Rather than Waiting Years for EPA to Take Action WASHINGTON, DC—Yesterday the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) released the draft risk evaluation of asbestos mandated under the Toxic [...]
Posted on March 30, 2020 Each year in America, nearly 40,000 people die from asbestos-related illnesses, yet asbestos remains legal and lethal in the United States. In fact, hundreds of thousands of pounds of asbestos are still being imported annually. Data published by the U.S. International Trade Commission revealed 334,000 pounds of raw asbestos (172 [...]