What are the types of asbestos Asbestos three types

 blue asbestos, known as crocidolite

 asbestos structures and known as a Muset

 white asbestos known as chrysotile

And characterized by both type I and II that the fibers straight and dry and brittle and are the most dangerous types of asbestos, the type III فيتميز that fibers corrugated and flexible, which is less harmful than previous two types 0

Note that it can not distinguish between the three types the naked eye as a result because the colors are affected by age, temperature and mixing with other materials 0

Third: - uses of asbestos

The properties and features that characterized the asbestos has been combined with other materials in many industries including: -

Insulators: - isolated in the pipes and bricks and cement asbestos insulation

 Textiles: - in the manufacture of gloves, blankets and protective clothing

 Building & Construction companies: - in the production of building materials, fire-resistant, soundproof and heat and restoration materials 0

. In automotive brakes and gears

. In electrical wiring

. Hair Dryers

 Hot water tanks

. Shipbuilding

 Power units and refineries and home baking ovens

(Noting that he started now replacing asbestos with other material is glass wool)

Fourth: - diseases caused by asbestos and symptoms

Asbestos causes many diseases and serious, including: -

- Inflammation of the membrane Crystal may not cause pain but cause concern.

- Inflation cavity a disease that causes pain and difficulty in breathing and impairs lung function.

- Lung fibrosis "ossification respiratory" which known disease Alospstozs a disease leads to a decline in the right part of the heart due to higher pressure pulmonary circulation which may be accompanied by coughs.

- Cavity cancer - a pleural - This disease has no cure yet.

- Pleural effusion (which is known as water on the lung).

- Cancer of the larynx, stomach, intestine and rectum.

- Skin

- And usually do not start these symptoms to emerge before 10 years of exposure to asbestos dust may appear much after this period up to 40 years or more, because asbestos fibers remain in the lung for life.

The symptoms include the following: -

 shortness of breath and usually appears with the effort then becomes lieutenant during rest.

 a persistent cough with spitting.

 chronic stress.

4 - the failure of the left pane of the heart muscle as a result of high pressure pulmonary circulation cause lung fibrosis, which leads to swelling of the body.

Fifth: - How to asbestos disease

- Cause asbestos disease if been inhaled Oaptlall where person inhales without feeling that the small size of asbestos fibers

- And I've had exposure to asbestos fibers occurs only in factories and thus get people working on them but now after what has become of asbestos used in construction materials became exposure to these fibers in schools, homes and public buildings such as hospitals, when refractive this article Vtaattaar asbestos fibers in the air of the spread in the atmosphere, which affects the human health, especially children

- And have found that the incidence of diseases caused by asbestos depends on several factors such as: -

The concentration of asbestos fibers in the air.

Shape and size of these fibers.

Response to the same person.

Duration of exposure.

Flexible and is in custody in corrugated upper respiratory passages (nose and pharynx, larynx and trachea) and is expelled through the mucous cilia and if you arrive not cause lung tumor 0

The fiber straight land they lined up in the direction of the air to reach deep into the lungs and cause malignant tumor 0

- But is worth mentioning that all the asbestos fibers in general cause fibrosis of the lung so it's creating tumors and Catalyst 0

- In addition to the asbestos fibers merge with Alkmoyat toxic carcinogens such as those found in cigarettes leads to increased incidence of malignant tumors, studies have shown that citizens exposed to fibers Aalocepctos more susceptible to lung cancer incidence for others 0

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What are the types of asbestos

Asbestos three types

What are the types of asbestos

Asbestos three types

Asbestos-definition First: what this article?!

Is a mixture of several metals natural salts silica Kalmagnseyoum, calcium and iron are found on the body rocks and is extracted from mines, particularly in South Africa and South Finland and Russia and is broken by crushing private then milled until fibers small does not see with the naked eye and are Tabotha and transferred to countries World 0

Asbestos characterized many features including: -

1 - It is a high-rigidity, light non-flammable, heat resistant Muammar acids.

2 - It is also an ideal insulator for heat and electricity 0

3 - has a property mixing with other materials such as cement.

Second: - What are the types of asbestos

Asbestos three types are: -

1 - blue asbestos, known as crocidolite

2 - asbestos structures and known as a Muset

3 - white asbestos known as chrysotile

And characterized by both type I and II that the fibers straight and dry and brittle and are the most dangerous types of asbestos, the type III فيتميز that fibers corrugated and flexible, which is less harmful than previous two types 0

Note that it can not distinguish between the three types the naked eye as a result because the colors are affected by age, temperature and mixing with other materials 0

Third: - uses of asbestos

The properties and features that characterized the asbestos has been combined with other materials in many industries including: -

1. Insulators: - isolated in the pipes and bricks and cement asbestos insulation

2. Textiles: - in the manufacture of gloves, blankets and protective clothing

3. Building & Construction companies: - in the production of building materials, fire-resistant, soundproof and heat and restoration materials 0

4. In automotive brakes and gears

5. In electrical wiring

6. Hair Dryers

7. Hot water tanks

8. Shipbuilding

9. Power units and refineries and home baking ovens

(Noting that he started now replacing asbestos with other material is glass wool)

Fourth: - diseases caused by asbestos and symptoms

Asbestos causes many diseases and serious, including: -

- Inflammation of the membrane Crystal may not cause pain but cause concern.

- Inflation cavity a disease that causes pain and difficulty in breathing and impairs lung function.

- Lung fibrosis "ossification respiratory" which known disease Alospstozs a disease leads to a decline in the right part of the heart due to higher pressure pulmonary circulation which may be accompanied by coughs.

- Cavity cancer - a pleural - This disease has no cure yet.

- Pleural effusion (which is known as water on the lung).

- Cancer of the larynx, stomach, intestine and rectum.

- Skin نتؤات.

- And usually do not start these symptoms to emerge before 10 years of exposure to asbestos dust may appear much after this period up to 40 years or more, because asbestos fibers remain in the lung for life.

The symptoms include the following: -

1 - shortness of breath and usually appears with the effort then becomes lieutenant during rest.

2 - a persistent cough with spitting.

3 - chronic stress.

4 - the failure of the left pane of the heart muscle as a result of high pressure pulmonary circulation cause lung fibrosis, which leads to swelling of the body.

Fifth: - How to asbestos disease

- Cause asbestos disease if been inhaled Oaptlall where person inhales without feeling that the small size of asbestos fibers

- And I've had exposure to asbestos fibers occurs only in factories and thus get people working on them but now after what has become of asbestos used in construction materials became exposure to these fibers in schools, homes and public buildings such as hospitals, when refractive this article Vtaattaar asbestos fibers in the air of the spread in the atmosphere, which affects the human health, especially children

- And have found that the incidence of diseases caused by asbestos depends on several factors such as: -

The concentration of asbestos fibers in the air.

Shape and size of these fibers.

Response to the same person.

Duration of exposure.

Flexible فالألياف and is in custody in corrugated upper respiratory passages (nose and pharynx, larynx and trachea) and is expelled through the mucous cilia and if you arrive not cause lung tumor 0

The fiber straight land they lined up in the direction of the air to reach deep into the lungs and cause malignant tumor 0

- But is worth mentioning that all the asbestos fibers in general cause fibrosis of the lung so it's creating tumors and Catalyst 0

- In addition to the asbestos fibers merge with Alkmoyat toxic carcinogens such as those found in cigarettes leads to increased incidence of malignant tumors, studies have shown that citizens exposed to fibers Aalocepctos more susceptible to lung cancer incidence for others 0

Chapter II

Local and international legislation to protect the environment and ban the use of asbestos

First: international legislation

Asbestos agreement

International Labour Office issued a convention in 1986 Convention No. 162, known as the Convention on asbestos 0

This agreement has banned the use of this material in general and in the case of extreme necessity to use and put exception conditions and special preventive measures to protect the environment and their employees and provided boiled in materials 0

- Stipulating article (10), including the full and partial ban to use and replace them with other materials harmless or less harmful 0

- The article also banned (12) of sprayed asbestos in all its forms due to gravity.

- And came Article (17) stipulating that the demolition of factories or buildings containing asbestos but by specialists Tqarham contractors power and to preserve the environment from pollution caused by asbestos dust in the air 0

- Did not overlook the Convention waste resulting from this article stipulates disposal to cause a health risk to workers or the population in the vicinity of these institutions and in Article (19), including 0

Second: local legislation

- Insert the Egyptian Social Insurance Law No. (79) of 1975 as amended by Law No. 25 of 1977 asbestos disease within schedule of occupational diseases (1) 0

- The Unified Labor Law No. (12) for the year 2003, stressing the protection of employees from hazardous substances stipulating Article (211) of your door locks work environment that is committed to the facility and its subsidiaries provide risk prevention chemical resulting from dealing with a chemical known solid, liquid and gaseous taking into account Several factors, such as not exceeding the maximum extent permitted by these materials especially carcinogens, not to exceed the quantities stored them authorized by law, provide the necessary precautions to protect the facility and workers at transport and storage and handling and use of these materials as well as the command when disposing of their waste, train workers ways of dealing with these materials particularly carcinogenic and introduce them to the risks and methods of prevention, including asbestos intervention in many industries and add other Elihamwad and this is chemically pursuant Since she carcinogens thus applies to the text of this article

- Under article (219) of the same law in your door to social services and health facility on the periodic inspection daily in each patrol work on the premises, especially dangerous of them, to discover occupational hazards and work on prevention and certainly there is no more dangerous than the substance causing injury cancer 0

- At your door inspections in the field of safety and occupational health and the working environment law put control of facilities and gave them some of the powers which they are entitled to, such as: -

Perform some medical examinations for workers to make sure appropriate working conditions, taking samples of materials used or traded in industrial processes which may have an impact on the health of the workers or the working environment for analysis and to identify the effects of use, and be the competent administrative authority on the report Jhazatvic safety and occupational health and the working environment is close established wholly or partially in the case of a threat to the health of workers or the safety of the work environment until your reasons danger and that's what happened in the Egyptian Company Spanish Mentajat asbestos "Aura Egypt" which have been closed for Ugodkhtr on employees because of this Article the company and not to take the measures stipulated by the law to protect workers or the measures stipulated by the Convention on asbestos asbestos 0

- Put special legislation to protect the environment from pollution was issued in 1994 Law No. (4) on the protection of the environment in general from any contamination stipulating Article (33) of the Act to compel those involved in the production or trading of hazardous materials, whether in gaseous, liquid or Hard to take all precautions to ensure that no damage to the environment. Security as well as obliging them to deal with hazardous waste and keep a record of it. However, we found waste asbestos dumped behind factory Egyptian Spanish asbestos products "Aura Egypt," which have an adverse effect on the environment and their employees as a result of flying asbestos fibers by wind, according to a report preview conducted by a committee of specialists at the Ministry of Health and Population of the company 0

- As if the item (34) and placed conditions of the site, which is held by any project that is suitable for the establishment activity and not exceed inter Milothath in the air limit law, which means that these facilities are far from residential areas and contaminants resulting for exceeding the limit legally 0

- Kmalzimt Article (43) the owner to take the necessary precautions and measures to not leak or emission of air pollutants within the workplace only to the extent permitted by law and provide protection for workers 0

Chapter III

Actions taken by some countries to counter the threat of asbestos:

- In Britain have been banned from importation and use of two types of blue and brown in 1985 and in 1999 was banned all uses 0

- In France have been banned from use in 1996 0

- In Germany have been banned from use in 1996 0

- In Qtraam 1992 the Customs Administration announced import ban asbestos in all its forms and in application of the provisions of Article (1) of the decision of the Minister of Finance and Petroleum item No. (18) since 1992

- In Saudi Arabia Ministry of Commerce issued a decree banning import thermal paper genitive asbestos to prove that the substance causes of cancer, said in a statement that it cost the General Department for Combating Commercial Fraud searching for thermal paper in the Saudi market and samples of it for examination and testing to make sure it is free of this article.

- The Turkey prevention French aircraft carrier "Clemenceau" from entering its territorial waters because they contain asbestos, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the entry of waste containing asbestos, which is within the hazardous waste to Turkey is prohibited under the Convention "Basel" to monitor and control on Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.

- In Canada, removed thousands of schools intended for the numbers of the quick construction and few Almsqovh asbestos boards.

In the United States there are stringent legislation to reduce Astkhaddamalocepctos were closed companies producing, and there U.S. study prepared by the Environmental Working Group (a research firm based in Washington) in which she says that 10 000 Americans die each year due to diseases related to asbestos and that in the past the next 10 will die more than 100 thousand people and stressed that although the majority of the deaths were of workers employed in the manufacture of asbestos for decades, more than one million people are now to asbestos in their work and millions of others in the environment, and among the recommendations of this group issued an immediate moratorium on asbestos and conduct health checks at Federal and fair assistance to victims of exposure to it.

A ruling was issued to liquidate all manufacturers of asbestos and the development of output filter in a special account to compensate victims of these companies and has already found that all manufacturers of this article may have closed, but most of that body responsible for overseeing the liquidation of asbestos companies and fund management resulting announces that it has there is compensation for some individuals Egyptian affected by damage due to asbestos produced by these companies, not America alone that has been the liquidation of such companies and closed its doors, but that the same thing happened in Canada too, as published medical news that this study pointed out that the Environmental Working Group adopted In this study, government data on asbestos-related deaths during the 25 years examined deaths from asbestos disease and tumor epithelial average a cancerous disease that affects the epithelial cells in the lung, heart or abdomen.

In addition to the U.S. Congress said after viewing the many studies that there is no security allowed for exposure to asbestos fibers because they fibers very dangerous especially on children 0

- In Australia, occurred a major scandal called scandal of asbestos and saw how voices affected by asbestos resound in the media have described lawyer Steve Blunkett, who كلت him hundreds of cases of workers who have died from exposure to this substance as the biggest industrial disaster ever known Australian history so far, and in in 1995 released a book titled "bomb asbestos ticking" by George Rag, who was an employee in a shop near the station of electric power of the Department of Electricity government Australia is using thousands of tons of asbestos have died author of this book, but left a draft of another book entitled "Legacy of Evil "describes the destruction of 3 to blow up power plants is contaminated with asbestos in the nineties and this means that the environment in which they live by the residents of four areas surrounded by these stations, which destroyed contaminated contaminated dust may cause the emergence of diseases, including in the coming years.

- The United Nations decided Overhauling large in its building in New York because the asbestos and put cost $ 500 million minimum and $ 1800 million maximum.

- This is in addition to statistical carried out by the International Labour Organization and that the death of 100 thousand Ahs at least in the world because of their exposure to asbestos and now leads mesothelioma annually to the death of 3000 people in America and around 5000 people in Europe note that the figures likely to rise in the coming years 0

- Also prepared secretarial international ban a point coordinator of the International Conference on asbestos for meetings with him in Europe (England, Belgium, Holland, Scotland) panel discussion on asbestos in coordination with trade unions and victims of asbestos and academic institutions in June 2001 The recommendations of this seminar the following: -

1 - Support and upheld national and local networks and global definition and registration sources occupational and environmental exposure to asbestos and provide financial and practical support for the effort for this purpose 0

2 - continuous supply of people at risk of Palmaloma minute about the dangers of asbestos and its products 0

3 - the development and application of technologies for treating waste containing asbestos 0

4 - rejected exemptions for current and future use of asbestos such as allowing its use for the production of chlorine 0

5 - compensate affected by the diseases asbestos-related 0

6 - the imposition and application of legislation that confirms that the institutions of the European Union (EU) are guilty of exposing EU workers and the public as well as the environment of the dangers of asbestos.

Asbestos-definition

First: what this article?!

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He knew manufacturers of asbestos for decades asbestos cause cancer.

These companies' own internal documents reveal a conspiracy to hide the dangers of asbestos exposure from the public to protect their own profits.

The internal documents of these companies reveal a conspiracy to hide the dangers of exposure to asbestos from the public to protect their profits.

The result of this conspiracy is an epidemic of staggering proportions: today asbestos kills thousands more people than skin cancer each year, and nearly the number that are slain in assaults with firearms.

As a result of this conspiracy and B of staggering proportions: asbestos today kills thousands of people more than skin cancer each year, and nearly the number slaughtered in sacrifice firearms attacks.

The best estimates for asbestos-caused lung cancer deaths over the past two decades range from 5,000 to 10,000 per year (AIA 1980, Nicholson 1982), accounting for between 100,000 and 200,000 fatalities during that time.

Best estimates for asbestos causes lung cancer deaths over the past two decades range from 5000 to 10,000 per year (AIA 1980, Nicholson 1982), accounting for between 100,000 and 200,000 deaths during that period.

It is estimated that there will be over 100,000 asbestos related deaths in the next decade.

It is estimated that there are more deaths will be 100,000 asbestos-related in the next decade.

The Seattle, washington law firm of Paglialunga & Harris, PS strongly believes that workers and their families deserve compensation to help them manage the severe and often fatal health consequences of working with asbestos.

Seattle, Washington law firm Paglialunga & Harris, PS firmly believes that workers and their families are entitled to compensation to help them manage the health consequences of severe and fatal in many cases, from working with asbestos.

Please contact us by phone or online for a free case evaluation.

Please contact us by phone or online for a free assessment of the state.

For more information:

For more information:

• What is asbestos?

• What is asbestos?

• How might someone be exposed to asbestos?

• How can anyone exposed to asbestos?

• What are the possible health risks of asbestos?

• What are the potential health risks of asbestos?

• What is mesothelioma?

• What is mesothelioma?

• What are the symptoms of mesothelioma?

• What are the symptoms of mesothelioma?

• What is the prognosis for people with mesothelioma?

• What is the prognosis for people with mesothelioma?

What is asbestos?

What is asbestos?

Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous mineral used in many building materials.

Asbestos is a fibrous mineral occurring naturally used in many building materials.

Inhalation of fibers can lead to several diseases including cancer.

And inhaling fibers can lead to many diseases including cancer.

No amount of asbestos is considered safe.

Any amount of asbestos is safe.

The actual development of disease depends on many factors including the amount of asbestos that enters the body, the duration of a person's exposure, age, family traits and lifestyle habits such as smoking.

The actual development of the disease depends on many factors including the amount of asbestos that enters the body, and the duration of exposure to someone, age, and family characteristics and lifestyle habits such as smoking.

How might someone be exposed to asbestos?

How can anyone exposed to asbestos?

People whose work brings them into contact with asbestos-workers who renovate buildings with asbestos in them, for example-may inhale fibers that are in the air: this is called occupational exposure.

People who work them in contact with asbestos workers who repair buildings with asbestos in them, for example, may inhale the fibers in the air: and this so-called occupational exposure.

Workers' families may inhale asbestos fibers released by clothes that have been in contact with ACM: this is called paraoccupational exposure.

Families of workers inhale asbestos fibers released by clothes that had been in contact with ACM: This is called exposure paraoccupational.

People who live or work near asbestos-related operations may inhale asbestos fibers that have been released into the air by the operations: this is called neighborhood exposure.

Maybe people who live or work near asbestos-related operations inhale asbestos fibers that are released into the air from operations: This is called exposure neighborhood.

The amount of asbestos a worker is exposed to will vary according to:

The amount of asbestos is exposed factor to vary according to the following:

• The concentration of fibers in the air

• fiber concentration in the air

• Duration of exposure

• duration of exposure

• The worker's breathing rate (workers doing manual labor breathe faster)

• respiratory rate and workers (manual workers doing work that breathing faster)

• Weather conditions

Weather conditions •

• The protective devices the worker wears

• Hardware worker wearing protective

It is estimated that between 1940 and 1980, 27 million Americans had significant occupational exposure to asbestos.

It is estimated that between 1940 and 1980, and 27 million Americans have occupational exposure to asbestos large.

What are the possible health risks of asbestos?

What are the potential health risks of asbestos?

Once inhaled, the body cannot breakdown or eliminate inhaled fibers.

Inhaled once, the body can not or eliminate the collapse of fibers inhaled.

A slow buildup of scar-like tissue in the lungs (called asbestosis) can occur.

And can slow the accumulation of scar tissue such as the lungs (called asbestosis) occur.

A form of cancer attacking the lining around the lungs, heart or abdomen known as mesothelioma is caused by asbestos exposure.

There is a form of cancer attacking the lining around the heart, lungs or abdomen as it is known to cause mesothelioma by exposure to asbestos.

What is mesothelioma?

What is mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

Mesothelioma is not lung cancer.

Mesothelioma is not lung cancer.

Instead, it is a specific kind of cancer that attacks the lining around the lungs, heart, or abdomen.

Instead, is a specific type of cancer that attacks the lining around the lungs, heart, or abdomen.

What are the symptoms of mesothelioma?

What are the symptoms of mesothelioma?

Symptoms of mesothelioma include shortness of breath and pain in the chest due to an accumulation of fluid in the pleura.

Symptoms of mesothelioma include shortness of breath and chest pains as a result of an accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity.

Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma include weight loss and abdominal pain and swelling due to a buildup of fluid in the abdomen.

Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma include weight loss, abdominal pain and swelling due to fluid accumulation in the abdomen.

Other symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma may include bowel obstruction, blood clotting abnormalities, anemia, and fever.

Other symptoms may peritoneal mesothelioma include bowel obstruction, and blood clotting abnormalities, anemia, and fever.

If the cancer has spread beyond the mesothelioma to other parts of the body, symptoms may include pain, trouble swallowing, or swelling of the neck or face.

If the cancer has spread beyond the mesothelioma to other parts of the body, symptoms may include pain, difficulty swallowing, or swelling of the neck or face.

Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 30 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos.

Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 30 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos.

What is the prognosis for people with mesothelioma?

What is the prognosis for people with mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is serious and life-threatening.

Mesothelioma is a serious and life-threatening.

By the time cancer is diagnosed the survival time of patients is usually short.

Time to diagnose cancer survival time of patients usually short.

Mesothelioma usually spreads throughout the peritoneal or pleural cavity before diagnosis, and complete surgical removal is unlikely.

Mesothelioma usually spreads throughout the peritoneal cavity or pleural before diagnosis, and complete surgical excision is likely.

Because of this, the average survival time is only 1 year.

Because of this, the median survival time is only 1 year.

If the cancer is found early, approximately 50% of the patients survive 2 years and approximately 20% survive 5 years.

If cancer is found early, nearly 50% of patients survive 2 years, and about 20% survive 5 years.

Additionally, unlike with other tumors, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are not very effective.

In addition, unlike with other tumors, chemotherapy and radiation therapy is not very effective.

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There is no charge for us to review your case.

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Manufacturers of asbestos have known for decades that asbestos causes cancer. These companies' own internal documents reveal a conspiracy to hide the dangers of asbestos exposure from the public to protect their own profits.

The result of this conspiracy is an epidemic of staggering proportions: today asbestos kills thousands more people than skin cancer each year, and nearly the number that are slain in assaults with firearms. The best estimates for asbestos-caused lung cancer deaths over the past two decades range from 5,000 to 10,000 per year (AIA 1980, Nicholson 1982), accounting for between 100,000 and 200,000 fatalities during that time. It is estimated that there will be over 100,000 asbestos related deaths in the next decade.

The Seattle, washington law firm of Paglialunga & Harris, PS strongly believes that workers and their families deserve compensation to help them manage the severe and often fatal health consequences of working with asbestos. Please contact us by phone or online for a free case evaluation.

For more information:

• What is asbestos?

• How might someone be exposed to asbestos?

• What are the possible health risks of asbestos?

• What is mesothelioma?

• What are the symptoms of mesothelioma?

• What is the prognosis for people with mesothelioma?

What is asbestos?

Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous mineral used in many building materials. Inhalation of fibers can lead to several diseases including cancer. No amount of asbestos is considered safe. The actual development of disease depends on many factors including the amount of asbestos that enters the body, the duration of a person's exposure, age, family traits and lifestyle habits such as smoking.

How might someone be exposed to asbestos?

People whose work brings them into contact with asbestos-workers who renovate buildings with asbestos in them, for example-may inhale fibers that are in the air: this is called occupational exposure. Workers' families may inhale asbestos fibers released by clothes that have been in contact with ACM: this is called paraoccupational exposure. People who live or work near asbestos-related operations may inhale asbestos fibers that have been released into the air by the operations: this is called neighborhood exposure.

The amount of asbestos a worker is exposed to will vary according to:

• The concentration of fibers in the air

• Duration of exposure

• The worker's breathing rate (workers doing manual labor breathe faster)

• Weather conditions

• The protective devices the worker wears

It is estimated that between 1940 and 1980, 27 million Americans had significant occupational exposure to asbestos.

What are the possible health risks of asbestos?

Once inhaled, the body cannot breakdown or eliminate inhaled fibers. A slow buildup of scar-like tissue in the lungs (called asbestosis) can occur. A form of cancer attacking the lining around the lungs, heart or abdomen known as mesothelioma is caused by asbestos exposure.

What is mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma is not lung cancer. Instead, it is a specific kind of cancer that attacks the lining around the lungs, heart, or abdomen.

What are the symptoms of mesothelioma?

Symptoms of mesothelioma include shortness of breath and pain in the chest due to an accumulation of fluid in the pleura. Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma include weight loss and abdominal pain and swelling due to a buildup of fluid in the abdomen. Other symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma may include bowel obstruction, blood clotting abnormalities, anemia, and fever. If the cancer has spread beyond the mesothelioma to other parts of the body, symptoms may include pain, trouble swallowing, or swelling of the neck or face.

Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 30 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos.

What is the prognosis for people with mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is serious and life-threatening. By the time cancer is diagnosed the survival time of patients is usually short. Mesothelioma usually spreads throughout the peritoneal or pleural cavity before diagnosis, and complete surgical removal is unlikely. Because of this, the average survival time is only 1 year. If the cancer is found early, approximately 50% of the patients survive 2 years and approximately 20% survive 5 years. Additionally, unlike with other tumors, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are not very effective.

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5 tips for finding the right lawyer tumor

When someone is diagnosed with mesothelioma, and the sad truth is that there is a high probability that they will die within two years of diagnosis. What is even sadder that in some cases it could be the employer prevent it from happening at all.

Probably got some people who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma this deadly disease due to exposure to asbestos at work. It is possible that it was possible exposure if their employer prevented had warned them about the dangers of working with asbestos, or if he had been given the proper safety equipment to wear when they were working with asbestos. It is not uncommon for the patient mesothelioma and their families want to be held accountable for the company that may have caused illness procedures. Some choose to hire asbestos lawyer who works on a contingency basis. A lawyer who trained in mesothelioma cases link exposure to asbestos and asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma.

Law can mesothelioma company's experience to be useful in helping the patient mesothelioma and their families get settled. So it is very important to choose a mesothelioma lawyer right for your case. Here are five tips to help you find the best lawyers:

1. Choose mesothelioma lawyer who makes you feel comfortable.

It usually takes a considerable amount of time to search for cases of mesothelioma. You often will contact your attorney and paralegals his job, and other people on the legal team, so you should feel comfortable with the lawyer you choose to represent you.

2. See if a lawyer personally or if they are able on your case to another lawyer.

A lawyer shall speak in the beginning to find that another lawyer in his or her network can be in a better position to deal with your case, so it can be in your best interest if they have the ability to your case.

3. Not your attorney with experience representing cases of mesothelioma?

This can kind of be a very complex issue, so it is often in your best interest to hire a lawyer mesothelioma experienced.

4. Your lawyer does not work for you on an emergency basis?

Will only lawyers who are working on the basis that pay for emergency if they actually refund on your behalf. In other words, they will have to win to pay your case.

5. Go with your instincts.

Even if everything looks right, if it does not feel right to you then you will be better off to find another lawyer.

You must take the time to find a lawyer who you are comfortable with - a lawyer with him you can build a strong working relationship.

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Cover our internal organs, is the mesothelium protective tissue that lubricates and protects our internal organs allowing us lungs to breathe and our hearts contract or expand without any inconvenience for us. It is known as the mesothelium tissue that covers the lungs of our side. Called mesothelium membrane located in the abdominal cavity of our peritonitis, and mesothelium membrane covering our hearts known as the pericardium. These delicate tissues, enabling the mesothelium breath and hit the heart of it is essential to our survival.

This article focuses on a particular disease affects the mesothelium-cancer known simply mesothelioma mesothelium. Although mesothelioma is a rare condition, this terrible disease that affects a lot of people from all over the world and almost all as a result of exposure to asbestos. Asbestos was used as a flexible material density and extremely resistant construction until recently because it contains valuable properties but a devastating impact human health. Almost all cases of cancer mesothelium associated with exposure to these substances and today almost all countries ban the use of asbestos because of the risks to human health. Nearly all mesothelioma patients have a history of exposure to asbestos long in their workplaces.

Because it is only exposure to asbestos is too long and lead to cancer of the mesothelium Most people who suffer from this condition are older in 60 or 65 years of age, and mostly men suffering from this disease. Fortunately there are fewer cases of mesothelioma each year in the United States of America, but Europe and other parts of the world record an increasing number of cases of asbestos cancer related mesothelium. In 2005, the European countries have banned the use of asbestos in any sector of the economy, and we hope people will be diagnosed less and less with this type of cancer over the next few years in Europe.

Still, if you can think of times when you are working with asbestos or exposure to you in any way to this material, you should seek medical advice experts as chances are cancer mesothelium may be put in your body and discover this condition at a time is the only way to overcome the this life threatening disease. You must keep in mind that mesothelioma is very quiet in the early stages, and you have to ignore early symptoms easily. This is why you should take your time now and remember all contact your previous asbestos in the workplace. If you think that you are exposed to asbestos for a longer period of time, even if it happened a long time ago, you need to talk to a doctor as soon.

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There are various risk factors associated with lung cancer. The most common known causes are as follows:

Cigarette smoking

Cigarette smoking is probably the last link is closely related with lung cancer. Someone who smokes two packs or more of cigarettes a day has one chance in seven of developing lung cancer. Those who smoke a pack of cigarettes per day and one twenty-five times greater chance of developing lung cancer non-smoker. In addition, these people that smoke pipes or cigars five times greater chance of developing lung cancer is a smoker.

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Increases the risk of lung cancer with the number of cigarettes smoked over your life. Cigarette smoking harms the cells in your lungs. At present you can stop smoking, start your lungs heal themselves, replace damaged cells healthy and normal cells. Risk of lung cancer begins to decline almost immediately when you quit smoking. Every year you do not smoke, drop your chances of developing lung cancer as well. Before the fifteenth year, your chances of developing lung cancer from the same person who has never smoked.

Passive smoking

Also known as passive smoking, people exposed to secondhand smoke on a regular basis will be a higher risk of lung cancer, even if they do not smoke themselves. Studies have shown that those who live with a smoker have a greater risk 24 percent of developing lung cancer than most non-smokers. Doctors estimate that deaths annually on Lung Cancer 3000 associated with passive smoking.

Exposure to asbestos

Exposure to asbestos last known to cause lung cancer and mesothelioma - cancer of the pleural lining of the lungs. Asbestos was used widely in construction and everyday products in the late nineteenth century through the sixties. Asbestos separates into fine silica fibers that become trapped in the tissues of the lungs. Mesothelioma is closely linked to exposure to asbestos. No reported cases of mesothelioma in people who were not exposed to asbestos in the workplace or through the surrounding environment. Non-Smoker, who exposed him to asbestos has five times more likely to develop lung cancer Non-Smoker, who was subjected to. Smoking increases the risk of a large - Smoker, which exposed him to asbestos and the risk of lung cancer, which exceeds 50 to 90 times that of a non-smoker.

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Radon

It is estimated that about 12% and lung cancer deaths can be attributed to radon gas, a colorless, odorless natural byproduct of uranium decay. The estimated "and the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States," that up to 15% of homes in the United States contain unsafe levels of radon gas, which will represent 15,000 to 22,000 deaths from lung cancer each year.

Air Pollution

Scientists estimate that up to 1% of all lung cancer deaths are attributable to air pollution. They believe that long-term exposure to very polluted air can raise the risk of lung cancer to about the levels of passive smoker.