Fume Hoods - Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure Risks
For many years, especially during World War II, asbestos was a common product used to manufacture many different things, including fume hoods. These fume hoods are a part of the air exchanging systems in many buildings, including public offices and homes. However, while asbestos was, at the time, the most resilient and cost-effective solution and product to make fume hoods with, it is now known to be dangerous to human health.
Because there were so many buildings constructed during the time that asbestos was frequently used, many buildings and homes still include asbestos products such as fume hoods. The use of asbestos in fume hoods is especially disturbing because of the fact that fume hoods are part of the air delivery systems in many buildings.
Asbestos fibers are very sturdy and very slender - when they displace into the air, and especially through a fume hood, they easily float into the air that we breathe and are readily inhaled. When breathed in, there's a risk that these fibers can become wedged in the lining of the lungs, heart or abdomen, called the mesothelium. Eventually, the wedged fibers can cause irritation and can cause asbestos-related illnesses such as mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer and is notably an atypical cancer, only making up three percent of yearly cancer-related deaths. However there are approximately 2,000 to 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma reported each year in the United States. Not everyone exposed to asbestos will contract mesothelioma cancer or another asbestos-related illness. In fact, there is no express relationship to the quantity of asbestos exposure and the risks of getting a disease such as asbestosis or mesothelioma. There are a plethora of people who had daily, substantial exposure to asbestos, such as people who manufactured fume hoods, who never contract one of these illnesses. Consequently on the other hand, there are people who had very restricted asbestos exposure that have contracted mesothelioma.
Products like fume hoods have been around for many years, and because mesothelioma symptoms take between 20 and 50 years to emerge, it can be very difficult to pin point the source of the cancer - the product that exposed you to asbestos. If you, or someone you love has mesothelioma, asbestosis or any asbestos-related disease and would like to learn more, please fill out the form on this page to receive an informative packet in the mail.
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