My father's stepfather, an engineer who worked in the Naval shipyards in Alameda, CA, was exposed to heavy levels of asbestos over decades, developed Emphysema and Mesothelioma. Rather than admit his illness, he used to tell us that he just had chronic bronchitis.
My husband's uncle, a former NASA engineer, had also been exposed to carcinogenic substances during his career, and also during his hobby as a luxury homebuilder with his son (vermiculite, lead-based paint, asbestos, etc.). In case anyone is interested, while researching the probable connection between asbestos exposure and adult leukemia, I found a chart developed by the Collaborative on Health and the Environment that you can use to see risk levels of specific diseases by exposure to specific toxicants at a glance.
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My father's stepfather, an engineer who worked in the Naval shipyards in Alameda, CA, was exposed to heavy levels of asbestos over decades, developed Emphysema and Mesothelioma. Rather than admit his illness, he used to tell us that he just had chronic bronchitis.
My husband's uncle, a former NASA engineer, had also been exposed to carcinogenic substances during his career, and also during his hobby as a luxury homebuilder with his son (vermiculite, lead-based paint, asbestos, etc.). In case anyone is interested, while researching the probable connection between asbestos exposure and adult leukemia, I found a chart developed by the Collaborative on Health and the Environment that you can use to see risk levels of specific diseases by exposure to specific toxicants at a glance.
December 22, 2008 - 9:50pmThis Comment
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