Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Goals
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is the largest independent asbestos victims’ organization in the U.S. It was founded in 2004 to give asbestos victims and concerned citizens a united voice, to raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and to work towards a global asbestos ban. ADAO is dedicated to preventing consumer, environmental and occupational asbestos-caused diseases through national and international education, advocacy, and community initiatives. Read more about ADAO and “Who We Are”.
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Asbestos: A Hidden Killer
April 4th By Christine Winter Asbestos is the largest single occupational killer in the known world. The largest single defense we have to protect our workforces and people from its […]
Battling Asbestos in Brazil
April 6 By Fernanda Giannasi After decades of struggling, Brazil has 4 states and several important cities which have banned asbestos. As Labour Inspector for the Ministry of Labor since 1983, I […]
Global Asbestos Awareness Week (2011)
Asbestos: One Word. One World. One Week. Action Alerts. Below are updates and tweets for you to spread through Twitter and Facebook. Three general tweets also for each day […]
What Is Asbestos and Why Is It Bad for Our Health?
April 2nd By Dr. Richard Lemen Asbestos is a commercial term referring to a group of naturally-occurring fibrous minerals. Asbestos has remarkable durability and resistance to heat, properties conferring value […]
