Many veterans worked in places where asbestos was normal, such as shipyards, engine rooms, boiler rooms, hangars, motor pools ...

Over the last century, the U.S. military resorted to asbestos-containing products when the World War II war effort demanded cheap materials to mass-produce equipment. This led to thousands of veterans ...

In 1922, the U.S. Navy identified the naturally occurring asbestos mineral as the most efficient and cost-effective insulation, gaskets, and shipbuilding material. During World War II, asbestos was ...

Over the last century, the U.S. military excessively used asbestos, as the WWII war effort needed large amounts of materials for military equipment production. Asbestos abounded in the markets, and ...

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The widow of a Trawfynydd power station worker is seeking help from ex-colleagues to uncover details about his asbestos ...

Asbestos, a group of naturally occurring fibrous minerals, has been historically used for its durability and resistance to heat. Despite its advantageous properties, asbestos is a well-documented ...

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Dec. 27—The discovery of asbestos at Albuquerque's Gateway Center in 2023 has led to four lawsuits, with the latest filed this month by the city against a company hired to renovate the former hospital ...

Anne Lawton claimed she was repeatedly exposed to deadly quantities of poisonous asbestos dust - Simon Dawson/Bloomberg The family of a grandmother who died from alleged asbestos poisoning is suing ...

A grandfather-of-five has been diagnosed with incurable cancer linked to asbestos—more than forty years after he was first exposed to the toxic dust. Steven Kenny, 64, worked at the Old Bank of ...