Mesothelioma is caused by asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a mineral that is milled into microscopic fibers. The most common form of asbestos used in the United States is known as chrysotile asbestos. Mesothelioma may be caused by a variety of asbestos products that released dust when they were cut, sanded or broken apart. There is no safe level of asbestos that has been identified with respect to mesothelioma. Asbestos has been historically used in hundreds of consumer and industrial products including: gaskets, packing, joint compounds, boiler cement, furnace cement, brake linings, clutch facings, insulated wire and cable, lighting fixtures, welding rods, roofing, siding, floor tile and electrical panels. The risk of mesothelioma from asbestos exposure also may come from asbestos in products used on or inside equipment such as pumps, valves, boilers, furnaces, compressors, turbines, engines, steam traps, heat exchangers, industrial ovens and printing equipment.
Partners Robert Komitor, Moshe Maimon and Jerry Block discuss ways of exposure
Asbestos exposure can cause mesothelioma even when the exposure occurred only for a short duration. For example, exposure to asbestos from a summer job while a teenager has been known to cause mesothelioma. Asbestos in products has been phased out of most industries, but is still used in the United States. There are currently efforts in the United States Congress to ban the use of the compound. Mesothelioma is a preventable disease. Unfortunately, workers were not warned about the dangers of asbestos contained in these products and this failure to warn has resulted in widespread incidents of mesothelioma and asbestos cancer. Mesothelioma usually arises at least fifteen years after a person's first exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma victims are usually shocked to learn that exposure that occurred many years ago have caused the cancer.
Mesothelioma from asbestos exposure has arisen in various trades including, but not limited to, the following:
Auto Repair Boat Construction Building Inspection Carpentry Commercial Painting Construction
Electrical Work Engineering Factory Work Foundry Work Furnace Repair Insulation Work
Merchant Marine Plumbing Restoration Work Welding Work U.S. Navy
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