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Today, the dangers of asbestos exposure are well known. In our homes, we test potentially contaminated building materials before renovations. On the job, workers take a series of precautions (like wearing full-body personal protective equipment) to prevent exposure to the toxin’s airborne fibers. And if you go to the store, you [...]
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that makes up less than 0.3 percent of all cancer diagnoses in the U.S. The primary cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos, a toxic carcinogen. Although this disease peaked in the 1980s and 1990s, those exposed to asbestos are still at [...]
The Philadelphia School District released an interactive map of asbestos removal projects throughout the district’s schools. Growing concerns about asbestos in schools got national attention early in the year. Now, the city is ready to provide funding to eliminate the toxin from schools. Earlier this month, Philadelphia launched an [...]
Spring Valley High School in New York has been forced to return to remote learning until January 2022 to undergo asbestos abatement, according to a statement by East Ramapo Central School District Superintendent Dr. Clarence G. Ellis. The statement, sent as a letter to parents in the school district [...]
Asbestos exposure in schools is nothing new to the region as a Massachusetts school temporarily closed because of recent asbestos exposure concerns following water damage. In a time where safety and health have never been more important, students across the country could unknowingly be coming into contact with asbestos. [...]
Since 2011, five professors from a single building on East Carolina University’s campus died from an uncommon and aggressive type of cancer. In the Brewster Building, faculty suspect contamination in the air and water is the cause of a total of eight reported pancreatic cancer deaths. Although the university [...]
Parents and teachers of children attending a Philadelphia school voiced their concerns last week about the safety of the school and possible asbestos hazards. The Julia R. Masterman Magnet School in the School District of Philadelphia received backlash about ongoing building improvements as they began their school year on [...]
Today, we remember the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. On the morning of September 11th, 2001, about 2,000 tons of asbestos dust was released into the air around Manhattan. For weeks, residents, workers, and first responders were exposed to airborne asbestos fibers surrounding the contaminated wreckage. It’s been 20 years [...]
In the U.S., smoking tobacco cigarettes is responsible for about 90% of cancers that start in the lungs. However, among 236,000 new cases annually, even 10% is a significant number. Moreover, the odds of lung cancer mortality in people who never smoked is high among all types [...]
