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1930 “National Problems of Canada: The Asbestos Industry of Canada” Edition Two: The Forest Fires that led to the Asbestos Availability and Good Housekeeping Practices.

September 7, 2024

This week, we continue our discussion about the 1930 book written as part of the McGill University Economic Studies titled National Problems of Canada: The Asbestos Industry of Canada authored by M. M. Mendels. This blog focusing on two issues: the Forest Fires which led to the discovery of asbestos en mass in Canada and what the…
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1930 “National Problems of Canada: The Asbestos Industry of Canada” Edition One: the First Factory for Manufacturing Asbestos Products was Established by Russia in 1760.

August 29, 2024

The 1930 book written as part of the McGill University Economic Studies entitled National Problems of Canada: The Asbestos Industry of Canada authored by M. M. Mendels is quite a domino of information not readily available elsewhere. That is, a historian’s dream. I purchased a copy on EBay and am not able to locate an…
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Eternit, Asbestos Cement, and what was Known as of 1918: If this Article Doesn’t Get You Upset, Nothing Will. The Power of Toxicdocs.org

August 21, 2024

I generally love “new to me” asbestos history, especially when it is global. This particular paper addressed and organized issues that you need to read to believe. Let’s start at the beginning. While researching some asbestos issues using Toxicdocs.org, I ran across a 2005 paper focusing on asbestos cement and Eternit which is translated into…
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Asbestos Issues at the Illinois Beach and State Park: My Summer Visit

August 9, 2024

I visited the Illinois Beach and State Park that was discussed in my recent Masters Thesis and the blog at https://theasbestosblog.com/?p=11706. My goal was to better understand the history and any current attempts by either Illinois or the United States to understand the asbestos issues and protect the citizens. Unfortunately, little is currently being done…
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Summary of Posts

July 26, 2024

I have been traveling for a while and won’t return to my home office for another week or two. Rather than rush through a blog, I have taken the opportunity to post a summary of my past blogs including title, date and a hot link. Typically, these summaries get a lot of viewers, and so…
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Summary of Prior Blogs

June 13, 2024

My last blog summary listing was on March 30, 2024. As the blogs that contain a summary always receive a good viewership, it is time for an updated chart. The below include the topic, the date, and a link to the particular blogs. Please enjoy. Thanks. Marty Blog Title Date Blog Location 1 Asbestos, a…
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Let’s Detour from History to the Potential of AI to Create its own Future History in Asbestos: Amazing Things are Happening

June 7, 2024

As I start my summer break from the classroom and updating my three thesis, I have been giving some thought to ways in which AI might change various issues about asbestos: detecting Asbestos Containing Material, helping streamline the work in the labs, analyzing asbestos, and “on and on.” What I found in a simple Google…
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Asbestos Issues at the Illinois Beach State Park and What is Next.

May 5, 2024

My third and final thesis for my masters program is titled “South African Blue Asbestos Fibers at the Illinois Beach State Park: Mistakes of our Past, Concerns for the future” located at https://theasbestosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IBSP-5-52024.pdf. I hope that you find it interesting and informative. Although this paper focuses on issues in Illinois, the paradox of satisfying safety/environmental…
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Research Thesis Number 3: Seeing the Light at the End of the Tunnel

April 25, 2024

I am just about done with my third research thesis as required for the Master’s in History Program at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. This thesis is tentatively titled: SOUTH AFRICAN BLUE ASBESTOS FIBERS AT THE ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK: MISTAKES OF OUR PAST AND LESSONS FOR OUR FUTURE I have a few…
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1969 Asbestos-Cement Water Pipe: Dr. Selikoff States that there is no Evidence (at that time) Supporting its use as being a “recognized health hazard.” Johns-Manville Agrees. You decide the Science.

March 2, 2024

As many of you know, I am researching blue asbestos (crocidolite) issues, including its use in transite pressure piping manufactured at the Waukegan, IL facility. This 1969 document was part of a batch that I purchased this week from the Johns-Manville document repository. I suspect that few people have seen it during the last 30…
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