Before old buildings are demolished, all asbestos must be removed. Destroying a building without removing the asbestos would cause the material to go airborne, where it is most dangerous. The process of asbestos removal is time consuming, though, as the demolition of the X-333 Process Building at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Portsmouth Site near Piketon, Ohio, has demonstrated. Removing the asbestos from the DOE building began back in November and is only now completed. The 1,000 acre site, like many buildings built prior to the end of the 1970s, used large amounts of asbestos for insulation, among other things. As these older buildings age, they become health hazards, sometimes requiring demolition. “Protecting the health and safety of the personnel at the plant and in the community, as well as the environment, is the first priority in the clean-up process. Safe asbestos removal like this in the X-333 will be…
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Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Attorneys
Removing Asbestos Properly is Time Consuming
January 23rd, 2012Navy Knew Of Asbestos’ Dangers As Early As 1930’s
January 19th, 2012U.S. Navy service members were some of the people most heavily exposed people to asbestos in our country’s history, and they suffer more from mesothelioma than almost any other group. A risk assessment company in San Francisco says the Navy was one of the “most knowledgeable organizations in the world regarding the health hazards of asbestos.” Despite that knowledge, some of which came as early as the 1930s, the Navy still exposed a large number of soldiers to the deadly material. ChemRisk researchers Kara Franke and Dennis Paustenbach examined dozens of published and unpublished documents on asbestos knowledge from 1900 to 1970. They found the Navy understood the health hazards of asbestos as early as the 1930’s. Though it required the use of asbestos on ships, the Navy did recommend certain precautions for safe handling of the material. When asbestos was clearly linked with mesothelioma in the 1960’s, the Navy…
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Steve McQueen Honored By Mesothelioma Organization
January 17th, 2012The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization will honor actor Steve McQueen, who died from mesothelioma, at its eighth annual convention in March. McQueen was known as the King of Cool, from the way he lived on screen and off. He was a classic American success story, who overcame a poor, broken-home upbringing to become a Hollywood superstar. McQueen had traced his illness to asbestos exposure first from the Marine Corp, and then from the flame-retardant driving suits he wore so often while racing cars and motorcycles. He died from mesothelioma in 1980 at the age of 50. The Warren Zevon Tribute Award will be presented to McQueen’s widow, Barbara McQueen, on March 31 I Manhattan Beach, California. Many notable Americans have died from mesothelioma, including Pro Football Hall of Famer and broadcaster Merlin Olsen, White House Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan, actor Paul Gleeson, Congressman Bruce Vento, scientist Stephen Gould and…
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Mesothelioma Sufferer With Full Remission
January 13th, 2012In a rare case of full remission, a 55-year-old Missouri woman with mesothelioma is hoping to see her grandchildren grow up. Sherrie Moore began experiencing fatigue about four years ago, along with an elevated heart rate and eventually pain in her side. She assumed it was fatigue and stress from caring for her husband, who has prostate cancer. It took multiple tests to determine what was wrong with her, but eventually a doctor determined her CT scan showed something abnormal with her lung. An outpatient procedure and a biopsy were inconclusive. When she was referred to a cancer specialist, he recommended an open lung biopsy. The surgeon found 15 tumors in Moore’s right lung, diagnosing her with stage IV mesothelioma. If a patient has only one lung affected, it is possible to remove it and the surrounding tissue and perform chemotherapy radiation. Both of Moore’s lungs were affected, though. This…
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