Seneca Army Depot was built immediately before 1940 to serve as a munitions storage facility for the U.S. military. Located in Romulus, New York, it operated for sixty years, supplying nearly all of the ammunition and military supplies sent to support American troops as they fought in World War II, the Korean Conflict, Vietnam, the
Fort Benning is a United States Army post located near Columbus, Georgia, on Georgia’s border with Alabama. Known as the Home of the Infantry, it was established in 1918 as Camp Benning. Today, as part of the process of renaming all bases with names associated with the Confederacy, it is known as Fort Moore in
Tyler Pipe Industries (TPI) is a plumbing product company based in Tyler, Texas. The company began adding asbestos to many of the products it manufactured in the mid-1960s. Additionally, it used so much asbestos in its worksites and was so negligent in its management that hundreds of employees were sickened with asbestos-related diseases, including malignant pleural
Air ducts used in heating and air conditioning systems. Rain gutters. Outdoor signs, siding, and metal roofs. These are just a few of the items that sheet metal workers fabricate or install. The job has always paid well, and the work is a point of pride for those who’ve pursued it. Industry professionals boast that
Fort Hood is a U.S. Army post located in Killeen, Texas, and has been part of U.S. military history since 1942, when the War Department set the land aside to test and train World War II tank destroyers. Fort Hood was and remains the most populous U.S. military installation in the world. Consistently home to
Gaskets are mechanical seals that fit between two surfaces to prevent leakage under pressure. Today’s gaskets are made from carbon-based or organic materials, but for almost a century, they were made from asbestos. Though asbestos gave gaskets strength and heat resistance, the mineral has been linked to malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. What Are Asbestos Gaskets? Gaskets
Gaskets are mechanical seals that fit between two surfaces. Designed to prevent leakage under pressure, they have been used in applications ranging from car engines to heating systems and boilers. Though today’s gaskets are made from carbon-based or organic materials, for almost a century they were made from asbestos. Though asbestos gave gaskets strength and
Today, National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) is a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation specializing in designing and building auxiliary and support ships for the U.S. Navy, as well as for commercial markets. But the company has existed since 1905, and until the 1970s its work involved the use of asbestos parts and products, exposing
Fort Campbell is one of the U.S. Army’s most active and important military installations. Located on the Kentucky/Tennessee state line, it is currently the home of the Army’s most deployed contingency force. The base’s extensive asbestos contamination has led to numerous cases of service men and women, their family members, and civilian employees being diagnosed
In searching for better outcomes for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer, achieving earlier diagnosis is a top priority that would facilitate faster and more effective treatment. Two papers published by researchers from a laboratory at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) may signal a real breakthrough in achieving