In recognition of ‘National Asbestos Awareness Week,’ I urge every American to become aware of the public health issues of asbestos exposure and the steps they can take to protect their health. In recent decades, because of concern about asbestos’ health effects, production and use has declined substantially. Most individuals exposed to asbestos, whether in […]
In September 2007 Congress passed the “Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007,” co-sponsored by Senators Patty Murray, D-Washington, and Barbara Boxer, D-California. The bill, initially supported by many prominent health and environmental experts, prohibits the use of the cancer-causing mineral in many common products. However, many of the same experts who testified in support […]
While asbestos was found at most Superfund sites in Bucks and Montgomery counties, no one can say for sure whether people who lived near the sites were harmed by it. That is because the link between many contaminants and disease is uncertain; scientists think leukemia, for example, may be caused by exposure to certain pollutants, […]
