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2. Asbestos-related diseases - Wikipedia

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   Asbestos-related diseases include non-malignant disorders such as asbestosis (pulmonary fibrosis due to asbestos), diffuse pleural thickening, pleural plaques, pleural effusion, rounded atelectasis and malignancies such as lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma. People who worked in jobs with high asbestos dust exposure are at the highest risk ...

3. Asbestosis - Wikipedia

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   Asbestosis is long-term inflammation and scarring of the lungs due to asbestos fibers. [4] Symptoms may include shortness of breath, cough, wheezing, and chest tightness. [1] Complications may include lung cancer, mesothelioma, and pulmonary heart disease. [1][9] Asbestosis is caused by breathing in asbestos fibers.

4. Health impact of asbestos - Wikipedia

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   The most common diseases associated with chronic exposure to asbestos are asbestosis and mesothelioma. [4] According to OSHA, [11] "there is no 'safe' level of asbestos exposure for any type of asbestos fiber. [12] [13] Asbestos exposures as short in duration as a few days have caused mesothelioma in humans. Every occupational exposure to ...

5. Special report: J&J knew for decades that asbestos lurked in ...

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   An examination shows that from at least 1971 to the early 2000s, products sometimes tested positive for small amounts of asbestos.

6. Asbestos - Wikipedia

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   Asbestos (/ æ s ˈ b ɛ s t ə s, æ z-,-t ɒ s / ass-BES-təs, az-, -⁠toss) [1] is a naturally occurring, carcinogenic, fibrous silicate mineral.There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre (particulate with length substantially greater than width) [2] being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into the atmosphere by ...

7. "Our husbands were killed by the 'new asbestos' - AOL

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   November 4, 2024 at 4:43 PM. The widows of two stonemasons who died from a lung condition contracted during their work have warned of the dangers of the "new asbestos". Paul Gray and Stuart ...