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A Review of Job Assignments and Asbestos Workplace Exposure Measurements for TAWP Mesothelioma Deaths Through 2011

March 28, 2025 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

ABSTRACT Introduction: Asbestos workers have a higher risk of developing mesothelioma; however, few studies have looked at specific jobs and job locations within asbestos factories. The purpose of this study was to investigate asbestos exposure in different job locations of the Tyler, Texas asbestos plant to determine if there was a relationship … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos exposure, mesothelioma

Assessing trends and burden of occupational exposure to asbestos in the United States: a comprehensive analysis from 1990 to 2019

August 8, 2024 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Background  This study aimed to analyze the trends and burden of occupational exposure to asbestos in the United States (U.S.) from 1990 to 2019, focusing on mortality rates, geographic distribution, age and sex patterns, and causes of death. Methods  Data on the number of deaths attributable to occupational exposure to asbestos were collected … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure

Lung cancer related to onboard asbestos exposure common among naval veterans

December 26, 2023 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Compared with army and air force veterans in the U.K. and Australia, naval veterans more frequently had lung cancers linked to asbestos exposure, according to results published in Scientific Reports. “Asbestos-related diseases are still around,” Richard T. Gun, MBBS, of the school of public health at The University of Adelaide in Australia, told … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, lung cancer, naval veterans, navy vessels

Occupational exposure to cosmetic talc and mesothelioma in barbers, hairdressers, and cosmetologists: A systematic review of the epidemiology

August 22, 2023 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Inhalation exposure to cosmetic talc has generated much scientific debate regarding its potential as a risk factor for mesothelioma, a rare, but fatal cancer. Barbers, hairdressers, and cosmetologists have regularly used cosmetic talc-containing products, but the collective epidemiological evidence for mesothelioma in these occupations has yet to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma, talcum powder

Manufactured doubt and the EPA 2020 chrysotile asbestos risk assessment

June 14, 2023 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

While all forms of asbestos have been determined to be carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as well as other authoritative bodies, the relative carcinogenic potency of chrysotile continues to be argued, largely in the context of toxic tort litigation. Relatively few epidemiologic studies have investigated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos dust, asbestos exposure, asbestos fibers, asbestosis, mesothelioma

Does the Presence of Asbestos-Containing Materials in Buildings Post-construction and Before Demolition Have an Impact on the Exposure to Occupants in Non-occupational Settings?

May 10, 2023 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Abstract This narrative review aims to determine if asbestos-containing materials in buildings pose a hazard to building occupants in non-occupational settings. This paper is limited to the post-construction and pre-demolition stages of a building. The researchers selected 19 studies from the 126 studies screened, concerning exposure to asbestos … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, asbestos fibers

EPA Asks for More Public Input on Asbestos After ProPublica and Others Reveal New Information

March 31, 2023 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The Environmental Protection Agency took an unusual step last week: It opened a new period in which the public can comment on its proposed asbestos ban. The agency had gotten new information, officials said, including a series of ProPublica reports on dangerous working conditions in factories that use asbestos to make chlorine. Asbestos has been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, chrysotile asbestos

Pleural Mesothelioma: A Rapid Evolution of an Indolent Disease

January 31, 2023 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Mesothelioma is a rare and insidious neoplasm and is characterized by its highly malignant and aggressive nature. The most common etiology is asbestos exposure, but there are some reports without known asbestos exposure and other factors leading to malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Here, we present the case of a 58-year-old woman with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos exposure, malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), mesothelioma, pleural mesothelioma

Asbestos — two to three times more deadly than known

December 5, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

“Clouds of dust were falling on us at every blow of the truncheon, but at that time we knew nothing about asbestos,” recalled Jesús Ropero Calcerrada, a 73-year-old man who was tasked with scraping asbestos from railway carriages during his working life in Beasáin, in the Basque country in Spain. He and others were not offered any protection from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma

They inhaled asbestos for decades on the job. Now, workers break their silence

October 31, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Henry Saenz remembers when he first learned what even the tiniest bit of asbestos could do to his body. He was working at a chemical plant where employees used [ asbestos for chlorine production ], and his coworkers warned him about what could happen each time he took a breath: Tiny fibers, invisible to the eye, could enter his nose and mouth and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, mesothelioma

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