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2012
Mesothelioma Public Health Risk: Asbestos Use on the Rise in the United States
The recently released 2012 United State Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries have revealed alarming statistics, that asbestos consumption in the United states rose from 820 Metric Tons, to 1,100 metrics tons comparatively, over a six month period from 2010, to 2011. This figure represents a greater than 35% increase in the usage of asbestos in the United States.
According to attorney Michael Mandlbrot, the founder the Asbestos Legal Center, the increase in the use of asbestos highlights a public health risk, many in the United States are unaware of: Asbestos is not banned in the United States, and disturbingly, it’s use is on the rise. “Every year, exposure to asbestos claims the lives of thousands of Americans, who develop mesothelioma, an incurable and fatal cancer. In light of the statistics that use of asbestos in manufacturing is on the rise, it’s time for Congress to take steps to end this public health risk, and ban use of asbestos in the United States.”
The Absestos Legal Center made news in August, 2011, when it committed $500,000 over the next 3 years to a mesothelioma medical research, relating to the treatment of veteran within the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System.. “So many of our Navy veterans who were exposed to asbestos in shipyards and on board vessels have developed mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. Giving money to medical research targeting the veteran population didn’t just feel like the right thing to do, it felt like an opportunity to honor those who served defending this nation.“ said Asbestos Legal Center founding partner, Michael Mandelbrot.
Please join the Asbestos Legal Center, and attorney Michael Mandelbrot, and call on Congress to end the sale and use of Asbestos, by contacting your local Congressional Representatives.
