Asbestos
The Pennsylvania and New Jersey asbestos injury attorneys of Howard, Brenner & Nass, P.C. would like to provide you with details about what asbestos is, how asbestos adversely effects individuals, how and where exposure occus, and the types of asbestos cancers and diseases.
What is Asbestos and How Might Asbestos Hurt You?
Asbestos is actually a catchall term for a group of naturally occurring minerals athat come from the earth. Asbestos was mined up from the ground, and then crushed and milled into fibers. Asbestos was useful because asbestos fibers are fireproof, very strong, and fibrous so that they could be woven. Asbestos fibers were used in hundreds of products such as insulation, cloth products, and brake linings. Because individual asbestos fibers are microscopic in size, they can be easily inhaled or swallowed, and because asbestos is a known carcinogen, exposure can cause various types of cancer as well as asbestosis.
How and Where Might you be Exposed to Asbestos?
- Shipyards
- Oil Refineries
- Steel mills
- Chemical Plants
- Power Plants
- Heavy Industries
- Construction Industries
- Motor Vehicle Repair
Individuals can also be exposed to asbestos living near asbestos manufacturing plants, or form asbestos that is brought home on the clothes of family members.
Asbestos-Related Cancers and Diseases
Exposure to asbestos is known to cause the following types of cancer:
- Mesothelioma
- Lung Cancer
- Larynx Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Colon Cancer
Exposure to asbestos can also cause serious non-cancerous diseases such as:
If you or a love one has been exposed to asbestos in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware of anywhere else in the country, and you have been diagnosed with any type of an asbestos condition, please contact the asbestos law attorneys of Howard, Brenner & Nass, P.C. to discuss your legal options by either submitting the quick contact web form or by calling 215-546-8200.
