5 Professions With the Risk of Exposure to Asbestos

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Believe it or not, people have used asbestos for centuries to make durable, flexible materials. It’s a Greek word that translates as meaning “unquenchable.” Around 2400 BC, people in Finland used asbestos to produce cooking utensils and pottery. In the late 1850s, asbestos was first used in industrial capacity in the United States.  But in 1918, the United States government recognized the substance as being dangerous to human beings. It wouldn’t be until 1930 that famous researcher Dr. E.R.A. Merewether conducted the first public study showing that one out of four workers who had been in contact with asbestos were

5 Professions With the Risk of Exposure to Asbestos
Ryan Yarbrough

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