READ THE FULL REPORTS ONLINE Asbestos in the Home By J. Brent Kynoch, Managing Director, Environmental Information Association Generally speaking, homes that were built prior to 1980 are more likely to have asbestos containing products than newer homes. Asbestos use in home building materials was common from the early 1900’s through the 1970’s. Several uses [...]
READ THE FULL REPORT ONLINE Asbestos: Cover Up of a Century By Kenneth A. Cook Co-founder and President, Environmental Working Group Thousands of innocent people die while governments do nothing to prevent it. In Darfur it’s called genocide. In the case of asbestos-related deaths in the United States, it’s just a statistic. Ten thousand Americans [...]
READ THE FULL REPORT ONLINE What is Asbestos and Why is it Bad for Our Health? By Richard A. Lemen, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.; Assistant Surgeon General, USPHS (ret.); Rear Admiral, USPHS (ret.), ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair Asbestos, in its various forms, is perhaps the most thoroughly researched and best characterized occupational and environmental health hazard. [...]
Experts Build Momentum for National Asbestos Awareness Week Beginning April 1st Washington, DC … April 1, 2010 ---The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest U.S. organization serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today announced a powerful week long series of contributions from renowned asbestos experts during National Asbestos Awareness Week. The series, which [...]
READ THE FULL REPORT ONLINE Since 2004, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization has given asbestos victims and concerned citizens a united voice to raise public awareness about the threat that asbestos exposure poses to public health. Now 6,000 strong, ADAO is the largest international organization dedicated to preventing asbestos-related diseases through education and legislation. Every [...]