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Atlantic County, NJ, is ranked high for asbestos deaths

A Weitz & Luxenberg mesothelioma lawyer reports on the dangers of asbestos exposure in Hamilton Township, located in asbestos-plagued Atlantic County, NJ.

May 20, 2009 – New Jersey has a poor record when it comes to asbestos-related mortalities, said a Weitz & Luxenberg asbestos lawyer familiar with a recent study conducted by the EWG Action Fund, a non-profit environmental research group headquartered in Washington, D.C.

The study is the first-ever wide-range examination of asbestos-related mortalities in the United States, as reported to the federal government via death certificate records from 1979 through 2001.

According to the findings, New Jersey is the sixth most deadly state in the nation for asbestos exposure. Between 1979 and 2001, at least 2,775 people died from asbestos in New Jersey.

This figure is a low estimate and could actually be as high as 3,505, says the report, because the federal government didn’t begin tracking mesothelioma as a cause of death until 1999.

Hamilton Township, NJ, in Atlantic County

Out of 21 New Jersey counties, Hamilton Township’s own Atlantic County is ranked the No. 13 county in the state for asbestos-related deaths.

According to the findings, between 1979 and 2001, as many as 113 people died of asbestosis or mesothelioma in Atlantic County. This figure is a low estimate, says the report.

Furthermore, there are two government-listed asbestos contamination sites in New Jersey, one in Edgewater and the other in Trenton. Hamilton Township borders Trenton, NJ.

Hamilton Township, NJ, asbestos lawyer

After two decades of earning record-breaking verdicts and settlements for clients harmed by asbestos materials, the New York-based law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg is expanding its practice to New Jersey and to the workers and residents of Hamilton Township, NJ.

New Jersey residents suffering from asbestos-caused lung cancer or mesothelioma are urged to contact our lawyers for a free evaluation of their case. Our lawyers work on a contingency basis, so there is absolutely no cost to you until we secure a verdict or settlement in your favor.