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    Meet the Group with Highest Mesothelioma Mortality Rate in the World

    The Karijini National Park in Western Australia is a natural wonder. Sprawled over 193,000 square miles of the Hamersley Range deep in the…
    Lorraine Kember
    03/19/2019
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    Awareness & Research

    How to Stay Safe from Asbestos After a Fire

    House fires are heartbreaking. Flames not only destroy personal possessions, but the lives of people who once filled the home. It only takes a…
    Matt Mauney
    11/19/2018
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    Awareness & Research

    Asbestos in Australian Homes, Drinking Water a Concern

    One could describe asbestos as an unrelenting monster. About 125 million people in the world are exposed to asbestos at the workplace…
    Lorraine Kember
    09/06/2018
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    Awareness & Research

    Does Asbestos Accumulate in the Food Chain?

    Bioaccumulation is a hazard with many toxic substances, but not so much with asbestos. Certain dangerous chemicals can make their way up the food…
    Daniel King
    06/28/2018
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    Lucy Streatfield: Pioneer in Asbestos Exposure Awareness

    One of the first people to sound the alarm on the dangers of asbestos was a female factory inspector from the United Kingdom.
    Michelle Whitmer
    06/04/2018
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    Awareness & Research

    5 Places You Wouldn’t Expect to Find Asbestos

    This week marks the 14th annual Global Asbestos Awareness Week. This year, the campaign focuses on banning asbestos, preventing exposure, enforcing regulations and…
    Michelle Whitmer
    04/05/2018
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    Awareness & Research

    A Century of Asbestos in American Popular Culture

    An early episode of “The Simpsons” exploited an ongoing public health crisis — asbestos in classrooms — for comedic effect in a school…
    Daniel King
    07/07/2017
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    The Rise & Fall (and Legacy) of Asbestos Comic Book Villains

    As a comic book fan and proud nerd, I’ve always believed the key to a great superhero is an even greater villain. Without the…
    Matt Mauney
    10/31/2016
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    Awareness & Research

    Community Observes Mesothelioma Awareness Day 2016

    For one day of the year, people around the world gather to celebrate the lives of mesothelioma survivors, caregivers and those taken from us…
    Cara Tompot
    09/26/2016
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    Deadly Legacy of the James Hardie Asbestos Mine in Baryulgil

    James Hardie Industries began mining white asbestos in the small Aboriginal Australian community of Baryulgil in 1953. The company offered full-time jobs to residents…
    Lorraine Kember
    09/08/2015
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