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Asbestos National News & Articles

The following is the latest national news related to asbestos and mesothelioma issues. For local, regional asbestos news, please visit our state resources.

Montana

June 25, 2009

Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency declared a public health emergency in...

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Atlanta Businessman Devises Way to Cleanup Asbestos for Fraction of Cost

Tuesday May 26, 2009

According to the Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center, a businessperson from Atlanta has recently created a way...

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Asbestos Abatement Slows Opening of US Olympic Committee

Tuesday May 5, 2009

The new headquarters for the U.S. Olympic Committee were set to be completed on July 30 of this year. However, because of the discovery of asbestos in the two-story building, the headquarters will not be ready for move-in until September.

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Scientists Find New Cause of Mesothelioma

Tuesday April 14, 2009

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that has generally been accepted to be caused by long-term exposure to asbestos. In fact, this exposure was considered to be the only cause for the deadly form of cancer. However, scientists recently found...

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Stages of malignant mesothelioma

staff writer, Feb 02, 2006

Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles.

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Did You Know?

The automotive industry uses asbestos in vehicle brakeshoes and clutch pads. More than 5,000 products contain or have contained asbestos. Auto repair & brake repair mechanics can be at risk.

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