Asbestos Focus on International Workers' Memorial Day - by Laurie Kazan-Allen, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat Asbestos will be a focus of events held to mark the occurrence of International Workers' Memorial Day 2010. National governments, international agencies, global labor federations, and trade unions around the world recognize April 28 as a day when we rededicate our [...]

2010 ADAO Asbestos Awareness Conference Agenda: “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” Agenda 6th Annual ADAO International Asbestos Awareness Conference “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” April 9 – 11, 2010   Welcome and Opening Remarks     8:30 - 8:40 Welcome: Linda Reinstein, ADAO Executive Director and Co-Founder 8:40 - 8:45 Arthur Frank, MD, PhD and [...]

The build up to the 2010 conference has been busy and exciting. Holding the conference so near the Canadian border reinforced our focus this year on the tragic situation in North, South, and Central America caused by the widespread use of asbestos. A Call for the Americas – Ban Asbestos Now has been issued in conjunction [...]

READ THE FULL REPORT ONLINE  In Remembrance By Jordan Zevon  I lost my father – Warren Zevon – to mesothelioma in 2003. He is missed by family, and he is missed by fans of the music. I keep my father in my heart and hope that through the work of ADAO, that his legacy and [...]

READ THE FULL REPORT ONLINE “Asbestos in Toys and Tools” By Paul Zygielbaum, ADAO Product Testing Project Manager United States law and regulation allow commerce in products containing asbestos either as an ingredient or as a contaminant.  The public lacks awareness of where asbestos might be found in our everyday environment.  Inadequate regulation and awareness [...]