Monthly Archives: May 2011

Causes of malignant mesothelioma

Asbestos The adverse effects of asbestos were first observed in the early 1900s and the relationship to mesothelioma was suggested in the 1940s. One of the earliest reports linking mesothelioma to occupational asbestos exposure came out of the medical clinic … Continue reading →

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Working with Asbestos

Work conditions in the US industry remained largely unchanged from1930 to the late 1960s. Basil Whipple began work at the Ruberoid plant inErie, Pennsylvania, in 1935. For twenty years he was employed on a paper drying machine before moving into … Continue reading →

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