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September Mesothelioma Awareness Month: “MEEZ-oh-THEE-lee-OH-mah” A Disease Hard to Pronounce and Even Harder to Cure
Posted on August 26, 2021 For ADAO, September is Mesothelioma Awareness Month -- a month to raise awareness, remember our loved ones, and take action to prevent asbestos exposure to eliminate mesothelioma and all other [...]
Flag to Fly on Capitol Hill on September 26th in Honor of Asbestos Victims on Mesothelioma Awareness Day
Posted on August 26, 2021 For the fifth year in a row, an American flag will fly atop the U.S. Capitol building on September 26th in honor and remembrance of asbestos victims for Mesothelioma Awareness [...]
Remembering Dr. Morris Greenberg, Distinguished Public Health Worker by Barry Castleman, ScD, Environmental Consultant
Posted on August 22, 2021 Written by Barry Castleman, ScD, Environmental Consultant Colin Soskolne, Morris Greenberg, and Barry Castleman (2008) Dr. Morris Greenberg died peacefully on August 19, 2021. As UK Medical Inspector [...]
16th Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Congressional Staff Briefing Presenter Biographies (August 2021)
Posted on August 18, 2021 16th ADAO Congressional Staff Briefing (August 18, 2021) “Impact of Asbestos on Public Health, Environment, and Economy” Briefing Flyer Briefing Press Release Staffer Briefing Resource Page Briefing Executive Summary Briefing [...]
16th ADAO Congressional Staff Briefing Executive Summary (August 2021)
16th ADAO Congressional Staff Briefing (August 18, 2021) “Impact of Asbestos on Public Health, Environment, and Economy” Briefing Flyer Briefing Press Release Staffer Briefing Resource Page Briefing Executive Summary Briefing Presenter Biographies Briefing Blog [...]
16th Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Congressional Staff Briefing Resources (August 2021)
Posted August 17, 2021 16th ADAO Congressional Staff Briefing (August 18, 2021) “Impact of Asbestos on Public Health, Environment, and Economy” Briefing Flyer Briefing Press Release Staffer Briefing Resource Page Briefing Executive Summary Briefing Presenter [...]
ADAO Release: EXPERTS URGE CONGRESS TO ACT NOW TO BAN ASBESTOS || Congressional Briefing Highlights Human Cost of Asbestos Exposure
Briefing Recorded Video FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2021 EXPERTS URGE CONGRESS TO ACT NOW TO BAN ASBESTOS Congressional Briefing Highlights Human Cost of Asbestos Exposure Washington, DC -- Today the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization [...]
2005 – 2023 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Conferences Honorees & Keynote Speakers
16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference on September 17 - 18, 2021 || Live Streaming The Dr. Irving Selikoff Award 2023 | Dr. Henry Anderson 2022 | Dr. Andrea Wolf 2022 | Dr. [...]
Five Things You Need to Know about EPA’s 1989 Failure to Ban Asbestos and the 500,000 Tons of Asbestos Imported for Commercial Use
Posted on July 31, 2021 This year marks the 32nd anniversary of the last time the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tried to ban asbestos, a known carcinogen, in the United States. Three decades later, the [...]
New Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters Study Shows Even Underground Asbestos Can Become Mobilized in Water and Soil
Posted on July 21, 2021 A new study published by the Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters disproved the longstanding assumption that asbestos fibers are immobile in soils and cannot move in groundwater no matter the [...]
