Did you ever wonder how it all began? Even more, have you ever wanted to search specific years to see what was known by the United States government about asbestos? Maybe even research the science and knowledge that existed when you or a beloved family member was working? Actually, that is the easiest historical research…
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One of the best starting points for a historical based deep dig on asbestos is the document repository based in Aurora, Colorado, also known as the Asbestos Claims Research Facility (ACRF). This repository was formed after the Manville bankruptcy but includes documents related to just about any asbestos topic, issue, or defendant. Just their available…
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Back to our series to help you locate who, what, when, and where. A good source of information are the responses by the asbestos companies to the Asbestos Information Act of 1988. That being said, I find it hard to believe that this was 33 years ago and yet we are all still fighting the…
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I am interrupting my series on how to best use historical documents to determine exposure as I found an article that is fascinating. I hope that you also find it engaging and thought provoking. As part of my research, I have come across Jessica van Horssen who did her PhD Dissertation on the town formerly…
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As my tagline says, “Where History Means Knowledge. Be Informed.” For those of you interested in researching your exposure to asbestos or in identifying potential exposures to asbestos, the OCF Picture Book is a tremendous asset. Owens-Corning Fiberglass created the Picture Book in 1990 in order to help the witnesses identify other potentially responsible parties.…
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The Failure of Science Having completed my last two Blogs on Crocidolite Asbestos and Amosite Asbestos, both within the amphibole family, I was going to finally address the history surrounding the serpentine Chrysotile Asbestos. However, having again reviewed the historical science, I have decided to pass rather than to delve into science mixed with politics.…
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Amosite Asbestos fibers are nasty stuff which you should avoid breathing at all costs. Amosite Asbestos (also known as asbestiform grunerite) is generally considered the second most dangerous form of asbestos after crocidolite. Amosite is only known to exist in the Transvaal region of South Africa but was widely shipped to and used in the…
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Let’s talk Crocidolite Asbestos, otherwise known as Blue Asbestos or, if mined in South Africa, Cape Asbestos. This is the most dangerous of all the asbestos and is currently not mined anywhere in the world. Even though it was only a small amount of the asbestos mined and sold, studies show that Crocidolite Asbestos is…
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My Blog today is meant for just some light reading. As the purpose of my Blogs is to bring asbestos history to life, I thought that I would reach back to when Marvel Comics was much younger and the word Asbestos meant something different that it does today. Asbestos and its associated diseases are nothing…
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Several of my Blogs have focused on Johns-Manville and the historical documents which evidence egregious misconduct in the 1930s and 1940s which even today cost people their lives. That is why historical facts are useful and historical documents which prove those facts bring transparency and the opportunity to understand and learn. Some of the issues…
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