Depending on your previous employment in Fort Defiance, you may have worked in an environment where asbestos materials were present. Jobs from Asbestos Workers/Insulators/Laggers to Household Appliance Installers may have had exposure to asbestos.
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Asbestos Abatement Contractors Beware -
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Asbestos, a naturally occurring mineral, was widely used in a variety of building materials. The use of asbestos was fitted in nearly every home or building built before 1978. Generally, asbestos does not cause health problems unless its fibers are released into the air; so many structures built before the 1980s still contain asbestos.
Evidence has [...]
Bush Aides Enacting Pro Asbestos Legislation -
http://www.asbestos.com/news/?p=1075
In one of President Bush’s final legislative pushes, aides are rushing to complete new regulations which would make it harder for the government to regulate asbestos and other hazardous chemicals.
Strenuously opposed by President Elect-Obama, the proposal would add a step or two in an already lengthy process of producing standards to protect the health of [...]
Asbestos Exposure Report from ATSDR on Libby Vermiculite -
http://www.asbestos.com/news/?p=1073
More than a thousand local residents in Libby, Montana have been affected by asbestos-containing vermiculite since the 1920s. In fact, over 200 of these residents have actually passed away from an asbestos-related disease.
This is why the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has recently released a report identifying the groups of people most [...]
Asbestos Discovery in San Antonio Highlights Mesothelioma Risk -
http://www.asbestos.com/news/?p=1071
The discovery of extensive asbestos contamination in a big industrial compound in San Antonio, Texas illuminates many of the dangers associated with the harmful building material.
Found during a routine environmental cleanup, the discovery has put the completion of the process in serious doubt. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) will lead efforts in cleaning and restoring [...]
Mesothelioma Taking its Toll in India -
http://www.asbestos.com/news/?p=1067
A recently published report performed by the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS) states that India’s intense industrial activity has labeled the country an asbestos hot spot.
The dossier, which was circulated by diplomats and organizations at the recent Rotterdam Convention, lists the Indian city of Gujarat as the major hub for asbestos use.
Asbestos is a mineral [...]
Top Mesothelioma News for Friday 03rd of July 2009