COMPANIES THAT REMOVE ASBESTOS THRIVE

A spike in mesothelioma cases has spurred public interest in companies that remove asbestos from public and residential buildings

Rising mortality figures for mesothelioma cancer are prompting home owners and public officials to consult licensed abatement companies and asbestos contractors for help in identifying asbestos and removing the toxic material before it creates serious health hazards.

COMPANIES AND ASBESTOS LAW

May 13, 2010 – With researchers at the Centers For Disease Control predicting a peak this year in the number of cases of asbestos-related mesothelioma, public recognition of companies skilled in disposing asbestos from homes and city buildings is growing with equal momentum.

Most cases of mesothelioma cancer diagnosed today are caused by job-related asbestos exposure that occurred decades before. Therefore, despite recent state and federal regulations governing the use and removal of asbestos building materials, the mesothelioma latency period is contributing to an increase in diagnosed cases.

Most mesothelioma cases are diagnosed 30 years or more after exposure and, since a cure has not been found, the mesothelioma survival rate hovers near zero.

Based upon up-to-date asbestos information, some 2,500 to 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed annually in the United States. That figure is holding steady and is predicted to rise this year. As of today, asbestos exposures kill 90,000 people worldwide every year.

Though asbestos is no longer mined in this country, it is still imported and used in the construction industry and in certain automobile parts.

An asbestos company like Johns Manville, as well as other manufacturers, all infamous for producing asbestos-laden building products and exposing their own workers to the deadly toxin, have left a deadly legacy in the rafters of most city buildings built before 1980, and among the retired workers who trustingly gave their best years to heartless employers.

Tons of asbestos still remain in these buildings, waiting to be removed by asbestos abatement companies licensed under state and federal laws. And thousands of workers are liable to contract mesothelioma in the coming years because their employers failed to issue protective gear or warnings.

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