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E X P O S E D: The Facts about Asbestos (April 6)
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 [...]
E X P O S E D: The Facts about Asbestos (April 5)
READ THE FULL REPORT ONLINE What About My Health? By Arthur L. Frank, PhD, MD Rare diseases are often difficult to diagnose. In addition, treatment information can be difficult to find and experts with experience [...]
E X P O S E D: The Facts about Asbestos (April 4)
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 [...]
E X P O S E D: The Facts about Asbestos (April 3)
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 [...]
E X P O S E D: The Facts about Asbestos (April 2)
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 [...]
ADAO Presents Week Long Series: “Exposed – The Facts of Asbestos”
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 [...]
E X P O S E D: The Facts about Asbestos (April 1)
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 [...]
Long Island high school evacuated due to asbestos
As first reported by ABC on Thursday, the Syosset Senior High School on Long Island was evacuated and will be closed until April 7th due to the discovery of asbestos. A maintenance man became suspicious [...]
KNOWLEDGE is Stronger than Asbestos
by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH, Asst. Research Professor, George Washington University Asbestos exposure and asbestos-related disease remains a huge public health problem. The World Health Organization estimates that at least 7,000 individual across the globe die annually [...]
Merlin Olsen 1940-2010
ADAO is deeply saddened Merlin Olsen lost his courageous mesothelioma battle on March 11, 2010. With respect to Mr. Olsen's career and legacy as a gentle giant, please read his Los Angeles Times obituary. [...]