Posted on February 24, 2021 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), which combines education, advocacy, and community to provide a unified voice for asbestos victims, will be joining the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) and others around the world in observing Rare Disease Day on February 28, 2021. On this day, the community will [...]
Posted on February 16, 2021 Each year, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) dedicates April 1-7 to increasing awareness of asbestos and preventing exposure by bringing together experts and victims from around the world to share, learn, and take action. Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) brings together experts and victims from around the world to [...]
Posted on February 15, 2021 For years, there has been confusion on how many deaths are caused by asbestos exposure in the United States. ADAO regularly states that asbestos causes “nearly 40,000 annual deaths” based on rigorous studies and research, and below, we give a brief history of the data that has led us to [...]
Published on February 12, 2021 ADAO's Top Ten Asbestos Facts (2021) Asbestos is a known human carcinogen. Each year, asbestos kills an estimated 40,000 Americans. There is no safe or controlled use of asbestos. Asbestos can be found in homes, schools, workplaces, on consumer shelves, and around superfund sites. All types of asbestos cause lung [...]
Posted on February 10, 2021 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) applauds U.S. PIRG for their new report, “SUPERFUND UNDERFUNDED: How taxpayers have been left with a toxic financial burden,” which investigates how taxpayers ended up footing the bill for corporate negligence at Superfund sites. The report examines the program created by Congress to clean [...]