Asbestos-related diseases are disorders of the lung and pleura caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres. Asbestos-related diseases include non-malignant...

One of the major issues relating to asbestos in civil proceedings is the latency of asbestos-related diseases. Most countries have limitation periods...

lung cancer, mesothelioma, and pulmonary heart disease. Asbestosis is caused by breathing in asbestos fibers. It requires a relatively large exposure...

High rates of disease occur in people who mine asbestos, produce products from asbestos, work with asbestos products, live with asbestos workers, or work...

types of asbestos fibers are known to cause serious health hazards in humans. The most common diseases associated with chronic exposure to asbestos are asbestosis...

Citizen "Asbestos Related Diseases". Asbestos Awareness. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2022. Asbestos: elimination of asbestos-related diseases. World...

preventing asbestos exposure to eliminate asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma, and protecting asbestos victims' civil rights through education...

workers at the Wittenoom asbestos mines who contracted various asbestos-related diseases. The "blue" refers to blue asbestos, and the "sugar refining...

suffered from multiple forms of asbestos-related diseases, being diagnosed with asbestosis and also asbestos-related pleural disease (ARPD) in January 1999 after...

and compensation of asbestos related diseases and has also been used in courts in some countries in defence of victims of the diseased persons. ICOH members...

hazardous form of asbestos), and countless others there who insulated their homes with Zonolite have succumbed to asbestos-related diseases, most of whom...

Chrysotile or white asbestos is the most commonly encountered form of asbestos, accounting for approximately 95% of the asbestos in the United States and...

000 former mine workers and residents of Wittenoom had died of asbestos-related diseases. As of 2016, Wittenoom had only three permanent residents who...

The Sydney asbestos crisis involves the remediation of asbestos-contaminated mulch across dozens of sites including parks, schools, supermarkets, hospitals...

Zhang X, Morinaga K (April 2001). "Epidemiology of occupational asbestos-related diseases in China". Ind Health. 39 (2): 75–83. doi:10.2486/indhealth.39...

suit against RSA on behalf of former employees who had suffered asbestos-related disease, claiming that the insurer was liable because it provided employer...

problem was, a single asbestos fibre, inhaled at any time, can trigger mesothelioma. The risk of contracting an asbestos related disease increases depending...

Havelock Asbestos Mines and the Government of Swaziland. Thus, T&N avoided legal action, compensation claims from miners with asbestos related diseases, including...

Asia; Marijuana smoking (see Effects of cannabis); Asbestos exposure (see Asbestos-related diseases); Certain genetic changes including: P53 mutation and...

and registered) mesothelioma cancer, and other asbestos related diseases victim support and patient related advocacy organisation, offering and providing...

cases of asbestos-related diseases came to light. He was aware of the dangers of asbestos prior to selling his stake in Australian Blue Asbestos (as recently...

Gold Walkley, Martin is known for her reporting the impact of asbestos–related diseases on the mining community in Wittenoom Gorge that led to the company...

the United States, the use of asbestos is limited by state and federal regulations and legislation. Improper use of asbestos and injury from exposure is...

other asbestos-related diseases were beginning to show up in the former mine workers. While other companies were involved in similar asbestos-related activities...

Turner & Newall. Blue asbestos was mined at Heuningvlei until 1979, and many local residents suffer from asbestos-related diseases. "Main Place Heuningvlei"...

proceedings, Stephan Schmidheiny set up funds for victims of asbestos-related diseases in South Africa and Italy, as these countries had no successor...

"Home renovators the third wave of cancer victims being hit with Asbestos-related diseases". Master Builders Association. Retrieved 17 June 2017. Wilmoth...

respiratory diseases. Other examples include cancer among chimney sweeps, asbestos-related diseases, and the variety of occupational diseases found among...

Pleural Diseases in Radiology Secrets Plus. pp. 478–485. doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-06794-2.00068-7. Myers R (July 2012). "Asbestos-related pleural disease". Curr...

had to work for the local asbestos industry; more than 15,000 died due to the conditions, including asbestos-related diseases and lack of clean water.[citation...