Asbestos is a naturally occurring substance, and since ancient times, it has been utilized in a wide range of applications. During more modern times, this product has been used in everything from automobile parts and household goods to building materials, piping, insulation, and more. The low cost and fire resistant properties of asbestos made it very popular for a variety of uses, and it was used copiously in many countries across the world.
Today it is quite a different story. Over recent years, it has come to light that asbestos can cause a wide range of serious health problems through exposure to its airborne fibers and dust, and among those illnesses is an asbestos related cancer, known as mesothelioma, which is a malignant cancer for which there is currently no cure. Although these dangers have become more widely known since around the 1980s, it is thought that many employers who hired workers to handle asbestos had known about the dangers since the 1920s and perhaps even earlier.
Today the rules and regulations that are in place with regards to handling, removing, and disposing of asbestos have become increasingly stringent, and there are strict policies in place when it comes to working with asbestos. Because this substance was so widely used, there are still many buildings and products that contain it, and if it is disturbed through improper handling, it could release dust and fibers into the air, which could then cause health problems for those exposed to it.
Over more recent years, asbestos has been at the center of controversy, as countries all over the world have seen a rise in the number of people with mesothelioma. Many of the people who have been diagnosed over recent years are those who worked with asbestos in the 1950s to the 1970s and were unaware of the dangers that it posed.
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