What Are the Problems With Asbestos?
Asbestos companies knew about the dangers of asbestos for many years before warning the public of the risks. They have been compared to tobacco companies, knowing more about the harm than the readily admitted to. In the mid-1960s the first warnings of workers exposed to asbestos surfaced. Since people who work around asbestos cannot see the fibers, years of exposure passed without the workers ever knowing they were surrounded by it. The air they were breathing in was full of fibers. The fibers are extremely toxic and dangerous and they hook themselves into the lining of the lungs or other parts of the respiratory tract. Once in the body the fibers remain there forever since there is no way to get them out. The long exposure to the asbestos resulted in illnesses including mesothelioma.
Asbestos companies knew about the dangers of asbestos for many years before warning the public of the risks. They have been compared to tobacco companies, knowing more about the harm than the readily admitted to. In the mid-1960s the first warnings of workers exposed to asbestos surfaced. Since people who work around asbestos cannot see the fibers, years of exposure passed without the workers ever knowing they were surrounded by it. The air they were breathing in was full of fibers. The fibers are extremely toxic and dangerous and they “hook” themselves into the lining of the lungs or other parts of the respiratory tract. Once in the body the fibers remain there forever since there is no way to get them out. The long exposure to the asbestos resulted in illnesses including mesothelioma.
