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Mesothelioma

SECONDHAND EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE MESOTHELIOMA
 
Scientists, health care providers, and safety and health agencies recognize that secondhand exposure to asbestos and other deadly substances can cause mesothelioma. You should be aware of the multiple risk factors that your spouse, your children and your grandchilden might be exposed to every day.
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SECONDHAND EXPOSURE: FAMILY
 
Over the years, workers have unintentionally brought asbestos home from work on their clothes, skin and hair.
 
The wife who greeted her husband at the door and who shook out and laundered his clothes has been exposed.
 
The children who hugged him or sat in his lap at the end of a long day, leaning against his skin, hair and clothes, have be exposed.
 
Everyone who he has been in contact with has been exposed and has the potential to develop mesothelioma.
SECONDHAND EXPOSURE:
ENVIRONMENT
 
Neighborhood Fires
Industrial Fires
Fire releases asbestos
 
Power Plant Emissions
Power plants emit asbestos
 
Groundwater and Soil Contamination
Rain carries asbestos to the soil and the drinking water supplies
SECONDHAND EXPOSURE: HOUSEHOLDS
 
Older Homes
  • Insulation (1930 to 1950)
  • Flooring and Tiles
  • Door Gaskets
  • Soundproofing
  • Roofing
  • Patching Compounds (until 1977)
  • Textured Paint (until 1977)
  • Carpet Underlay
  • Siding Shingles
  • Artificial Ashes and Embers for Gas Fireplaces
 
Older Appliances
  • Coffee Pots
  • Toasters
  • Crock Pots
  • Popcorn Poppers
  • Hair Dryers
  • Burner Pads
  • Fireproof Gloves
  • Ironing Board Covers
 
Toiletries
  • Talc
  • Baby Powder (containing talc)
  • Cosmetics (containing talc)
  • Feminine Hygiene Products (containing talc)
 
The Garden
  • Fertilizers
  • Pesticides
  • Potting Mixes
  • Composts

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THE SIPES LAW FIRM has extensive litigation experience in the areas of asbestos litigation, occupational hazards and toxic torts, drugs and medical devices, nursing home abuse, car and truck accidents. We improve the lives of victims of mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis by aggressively and effectively representing their interests in courts throughout the nation. We associate with law firms across the country litigating anywhere in the United States.

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