As talc is becoming a bigger issue, I wanted to ensure that my readers are able to find and understand the history — even if needed for the deepest of deep dig. Of my 122 blog posts, three have focused on the history of talc. The first was on August 27, 2021, titled “Talc and…
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We already know that, per the historical documents, Johns-Manville was aware of asbestos occupational lung related issues arising in its Manville, N.J. facilities by the early 1930s. My blog at https://theasbestosblog.com/?p=769 mentions the twelve lawsuits filed in the late 1920s which Manville settled for $30,000 in total with secrecy agreements in 1933, along with obtaining…
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Let’s start out that I am not an expert on talc. However, in today’s world, talc and asbestos are very much intertwined and, as such, I think that a historical perspective on their relationship would be useful. From my research, we can take this historical association between talc and asbestos at least back over 110…
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