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What is Asbestos Poisoning Law?

Related Areas of Law: Asbestos Cancer - Sickness on the Job - Asbestosis- Mesothelioma - Pulmonary Hypertension

Asbestos poisoning occurs when a person experiences harmful health complications as a result of hazardous exposure to asbestos. Asbestos is the name of a group of fibrous minerals that were used extensively to make thousands of products between the 1930s and 1970s. Asbestos poisoning can occur when harmful asbestos fibers are released into the air and inhaled or ingested.

Asbestos poisoning can lead to a number of adverse long- and short-term physical ailments. The symptoms of asbestos poisoning may not appear for ten to fifty years after initial asbestos exposure. An estimated 1.3 million construction workers still face significant threats of asbestos poisoning on the job.

Definition found at www.asbestosnews.com
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