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
Recently renamed Fort Bragg again, after briefly being named Fort Liberty, Fort Bragg covers over 251 square miles and is the headquarters of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. Based on the 52,000 military personnel who serve there, it is one of the largest military installations in the world by population. The North Carolina base
Walk into any barber shop in America and you’re likely to find Clubman talc. The iconic product in the green bottle is one of the oldest brands of talcum powder, and its application after a shave and a haircut — whether applied directly or on a shaving brush — has long been a part of
United Gilsonite Laboratories (UGL) was a paint and coatings manufacturer originally based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. UGL manufactured and sold more than eighty products, including a waterproofing and leak-prevention compound and a wood finish. UGL filed for bankruptcy after an asbestos-containing joint compound that it produced from 1954 to 1975 was named in multiple mesothelioma lawsuits.
When people are diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma, the most common treatment approach is the combination chemotherapy protocol of cisplatin and pemetrexed. Researchers from the University of Bern in Switzerland set out to investigate whether a schedule-dependent approach would increase mesothelioma cells’ sensitivity to capecitabine as it does in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). They
Whittaker, Clark and Daniels, Inc. was a talc supplier with a history of mining and supplying talc to well-known consumer product companies for use in their cosmetic talc products. The talc that the company sold was contaminated with asbestos and has been linked to ovarian cancer, pleural mesothelioma, peritoneal mesothelioma, and other asbestos-related diseases. After