asbestos

Many people across the country and here in Louisiana are under the impression that the only place you find asbestos these days is in old buildings. Unfortunately, that may not be the case. The Environmental Protection Agency did ban certain uses of this toxic…

Everyone who has been exposed to asbestos would like to think the stuff is sealed up in our past. The problematic fiber has been implicated in respiratory problems as serious as cancer in the last century, although it has been used in cookery and construction since…

If you worked in an industry where asbestos exposure was a part of the job, you may have wondered for years, if not decades, what would happen to you in the future. When you began not feeling well, you may have thought your worst fears were realized — you…

Louisiana’s environment has had a tough time in the last century. Hurricanes habitually wreck coastal communities, oil spills have laid waste to precious resources, and the chemical factories that lined the Mississippi River also filled its delta with dangerous…

After your years of employment at the Avondale shipyards or another industry where you faced exposure to asbestos, you may be like many who are suffering from mesothelioma, lung cancer or another asbestos-related illness. Researchers have widely accepted the link…

Asbestos has probably been a serious health hazard for centuries, but scientists first drew attention to its risks in the last 100 years. The fibers of the crystalline material may cause cancer and other problems in the lungs and the lining of several major organs….

When compared to the prevalence of its use just a few decades ago, the use of asbestos has dropped dramatically. However, most people here in Louisiana and elsewhere are under the impression that it is not used at all, and exposure only arises in the demolition,…

Asbestos has been part of human history for thousands of years. The crystalline fiber’s natural resistance to heat led to its name, which is an ancient Greek word meaning “inextinguishable.” This led some early societies to make cooking tools with solid pieces of…

Nothing has cost more damages from corporations and more time in civil courts than battles over exposure to asbestos. The crystalline fiber has been connected to various health ailment, including lung damage and lung cancers, and many workers and residents inhaled the…

Even though mesothelioma receives the most attention when it comes to diseases caused by exposure to asbestos, other conditions also result from this toxic substance. You may have heard of asbestosis, and you know lung cancer could result as well. Did you know that…