Monthly Archives: April 2013

Tweet Concomitant diseases Asbestosis may coexist with alternative asbestos-connected diseases, including calcified and noncalcified pleural plaques, pleural thickening, benign exudative pleural effusion, rounded atelectasis, and malignant mesothelioma of [..]

Tweet Manufacturers commonly use asbestos in the subsequent product: Product containing asbestos cement – Pipes, shingles, clapboards, sheets Vinyl-asbestos floor tiles Asbestos paper in filtering and insulating merchandise [..]

Tweet Pneumoconiosis is the general term for lung disease caused by inhalation and deposition of mineral dust, with asbestosis more specifically being pneumoconiosis caused by asbestos inhalation. The [..]

Tweet What has asbestos been used for? Asbestos has been employed in lots of applications and merchandise. The ancient Greeks wove it into oil lamp wicks, funeral shrouds [..]