Posted on April 15, 2019 Top Ten Asbestos Facts (2019) Asbestos a known carcinogen that kills as estimated 40,000 Americans every year. All types of asbestos cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, cancer of the larynx and ovary, and asbestosis (fibrosis of the lungs). The United States is the last western industrial nation not to ban asbestos. Nearly [...]
Posted on April 8, 2019 In 2019, asbestos remains legal and lethal in the United States, despite being banned in 60 other countries worldwide. Just last year, the United States Geological Survey released data indicating that U.S. imports of deadly, raw asbestos had risen to 750 metric tons, up from only 332 tons in 2017. [...]
Posted on April 1, 2019 ADAO's 15th Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference in Washington, DC. April 6, 2019 Photo: Jay Mallin On behalf of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), we would like to thank all of our attendees, speakers, honorees, volunteers, sponsors, and supporters who participated in the 15th Annual International Asbestos [...]
Posted April 1, 2019 On behalf of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit working to eliminate asbestos-caused diseases through education, advocacy, and community empowerment, we are pleased to share that on March 5, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the 15th National Asbestos Awareness week resolution, designating April 1st through April 7th as [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2019 ASBESTOS ADVOCACY GROUP THANKS U.S. SURGEON GENERAL FOR CALLING ATTENTION TO THE DANGERS OF ASBESTOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Linda Reinstein, the president and co-founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Association today released the following statement in response to the United States Surgeon General, U.S. Surgeon General warning that was [...]