Experts Available To Discuss Increased Deaths Due to Asbestos Exposure.TOPIC: Deaths resulting from past asbestos exposure have increased since the late 1960s, according to an article by The Associated Press. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. claims 1,493 people died in 2000 due to asbestos exposure, which is a severe increase from 77 deaths reported in 1968. Experts believe the number will continue to rise as it can take up to 40 years from the time a person is exposed to asbestos until the time of death. From the 1940s through the 1970s, asbestos was commonly used for insulating and fireproofing fireproofing, method of making normally combustible materials as nearly noncombustible as possible. Fireproofing generally applies to textiles and construction materials that are treated with a solution or coating of some substance that will tend to retard their buildings. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Keith Crawford, of Eagle Industrial Hygiene, spent several years as Asbestos Control Program Director for the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, formerly Navy Yard, was the first naval shipyard of the United States. The site's role as a U.S. Navy facility ended on 30 September, 1995. Soon after, the site became a commercial shipyard, currently called the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard. . During this time, he developed and presented asbestos training to workers at all levels of Navy command at the shipyard, evaluated worker exposures, wrote control programs and process instructions for asbestos work and assisted in asbestos legal cases in the Navy's Administrative Judicial System. He participated in the development and evaluation of new forms of asbestos control work techniques, such as ethylene glycol ethylene glycol: see glycol. ethylene glycol Simplest member of the glycol family, also called 1,2-ethanediol (HOCH2CH2OH). It is a colourless, oily liquid with a mild odour and sweet taste. insulation injection, glove-bag utilization, and new forms of personal protective equipment, such as the Philly-Suit full-body respirator respirator /res·pi·ra·tor/ (res´pi-ra?ter) ventilator (2). cuirass respirator see under ventilator. . Dr. Michael Graham, of the St. Louis University School of Medicine, Division of Forensic and Environmental Pathology, is a board-certified pathologist in anatomic, clinical and forensic pathology. He is currently the chief medical examiner A public official charged with investigating all sudden, suspicious, unexplained, or unnatural deaths within the area of his or her appointed jurisdiction. A medical examiner differs from a Coroner in that a medical examiner is a physician. for the City of St. Louis, Mo. and is a professor of pathology at St. Louis University. He has a particular interest in the forensic aspects of cardiac and pulmonary pathology. His areas of expertise include occupational lung disease Main Article COPD Occupational lung diseases are a specific branch of occupational diseases concerned primarily with work related exposures to harmful substances, be they dusts or gases, and the subsequent pulmonary disorders that may occur as a result. , asbestos, cardiac pathology and pulmonary pathology. Professor Mickey Gunter, of the University of Idaho The university was formed by the territorial legislature of Idaho on January 30, 1889, and opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. , Department of Geology, has developed seminars dealing with asbestos and health effects of mineral dusts in general and has taught short courses on advanced light microscopy. ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. Journalists seeking to interview any of these experts can obtain contact information by visiting http://www.businesswire.com/. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at the above web address. |
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