Asbestos is the name for a group of minerals that was once popular as insulation and fireproofing in a variety of industrial applications. The mineral's tiny fibers are now known to stay in the body when inhaled, causing a host of deadly diseases, including asbestosis, a chronic and incurable lung inflammation, and mesothelioma, a deadly form of lung cancer. Symptoms may not manifest for decades after asbestos exposure, which can occur through jobs in mining, manufacturing and construction as well as through living or working in older buildings. Asbestos was known to cause health problems as early as 1906; it was confirmed to cause lung cancer in 1955. Scientists estimate that 27.5 million people in the United States were exposed to asbestos between 1940 and 1979.
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Asbestos -- An Overview
More than 100 years ago, asbestos was seen as the ideal building material: it was fireproof, cheap, and easy to use. Shortly after the turn of the 20th century, the medical field began to recognize that a large number of people were dying from pulmonary and lung diseases in areas where asbestos mines and asbestos fabrication plants were located. By 1940, studies were showing a suggested link between asbestos exposure and cancer .
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Asbestos: A Cautionary Tale from South Africa
The British multinational company Cape PLC mined asbestos in South Africa, and moved into South Africa after deciding that the costs for labor and asbestos disease compensation were too much in the UK. The result was 7,500 sick and dying workers. At the same time, it brings new meaning to labor's belief that "an injury to one is an injury to all." Asbestos in the United States: Claims and the Trust Fund.
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