Outreach & Awareness
Timeline: Asbestos Crisis in Philadelphia Schools
- by Daniel King
- Outreach & Awareness
- Feb 26, 2020
The Philadelphia School District has become the epicenter of the national issue of toxic asbestos in U.S. schools. Since October 2019, eleven Philadelphia schools have partially or…
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Interview: Addressing the Issue of Asbestos in US Schools
- by Matt Mauney
- Outreach & Awareness
- Oct 14, 2019
Legacy asbestos, or asbestos-containing materials in buildings built before 1980, is a growing concern in the United States. Nowhere is this issue more apparent than in America’s schools.
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Miles for Meso a Yearly Reminder of Need for Mesothelioma Awareness
- by Danielle DiPietro
- Outreach & Awareness
- Oct 3, 2019
Last weekend, I joined other Patient Advocates from The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com to participate in the 11th annual Miles for Meso 5K. Asbestos.com was one of the sponsors for…
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What Mesothelioma Awareness Day Means to a Survivor
- by Emily Ward
- Outreach & Awareness
- Sep 26, 2019
When I was diagnosed with mesothelioma seven years ago, I barely knew anything about the rare cancer. I had spent 43 years working as a registered nurse, but…
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More to Buying and Selling Homes Than Meets the Eye
- by Lorraine Kember
- Outreach & Awareness
- Sep 5, 2019
The internet has made the once-daunting task of looking for a new home simple and easy thanks to digital photography and virtual video tours. It is now possible to view…
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Asbestos Shatters Dreams of Classic Car Enthusiasts
- by Lorraine Kember
- Outreach & Awareness
- Jun 10, 2019
In an age where most cars on the road are indistinguishable from each other, it is not surprising that some Australians seek to own a classic car to stand out…
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Children and Asbestos: What Every Parent Needs to Know
- by Lorraine Kember
- Outreach & Awareness
- Jun 4, 2019
In an age when almost anything seems possible, it’s mind-boggling that we can’t find a solution to the problem of asbestos in our environment. Responsible for thousands of deaths around…
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Vintage Asbestos Cartoons vs. Actual Facts
- by Daniel King
- Outreach & Awareness
- Apr 22, 2019
Keasbey & Mattison began as a pharmaceutical company in Philadelphia, but its fate changed when Dr. Richard Mattison discovered a way to produce insulation by mixing their laxative product with…
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10 Shocking GIFs of Workplace Asbestos Exposure
- by Daniel King
- Outreach & Awareness
- Apr 9, 2019
Imagine working in a cloud of toxic mineral fibers that can lodge in your lung tissue permanently. It doesn’t cause any immediate symptoms, so you think nothing of it until…
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ADAO Set to Launch 15th Annual Conference
- by Tim Povtak
- Outreach & Awareness
- Apr 3, 2019
Linda Reinstein doesn’t just talk about a world without the threat of asbestos disease. She works tirelessly toward making it happen. Reinstein co-founded the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization in 2004…
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