In North Tonawanda, New York, a company called Durez Plastics Corporation once used raw asbestos in the products they manufactured. Many of this company’s workers handled the asbestos each and every day, and many of those same workers eventually got really sick.
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Plenty of Armstrong Plant Asbestos Secrets In PA
The small town of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania has seen some big problems. Centrally located in Pennsylvania’s “Rust Belt”, it has experienced a good deal of decline over the last 50 years, especially as steel-making in the region began to take a nose dive.
Koppers Follansbee Naphthalene Production
Naphthalene. Here’s a word that’s not only hard to spell but probably hard to identify as well. However, for the people of Follansbee, West Virginia, it’s a word that conjures up plenty of fear, frustration, and probably a good amount of disgust and anger as well.
Moundsville’s Kammer Plant
Moundsville, West Virginia has always been a highly industrial area. For much of the 20th century, especially in the middle decades, plants seemingly sprang up everywhere and locals found employment and the American Dream in a place that was suitable for bringing up children and making a life that would be perhaps hard, but content.
Cheswick Power Station a Toxic Disaster Area
Two huge smoke stacks loom over the town of Springdale, Pennsylvania, just a short distance from Pittsburgh. They’ve been there since 1970, when the coal-fired Cheswick Power Station was built and became part of the landscape of the town. Situated on 82-acres, the plant has long employed plenty of locals but it’s been a bone … Read more
Smoking and Asbestos: An Unhappy Partnership
So, you’re a smoker. Millions of Americans are, even today, when all the risks associated with smoking are quite apparent. Maybe you enjoy lighting up during your breaks, at lunch time, or after a long day at the factory. Perhaps it’s a way to relax, a way to unwind after the stresses of a tedious and difficult work shift.
The Toxic Homer City Generating Station
In the mid-20th century, coal-fired power stations were all the rage, especially in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, where coal mining has long been a major industry. Whereas other parts of the country may have been unfamiliar with such power plants, they became an everyday sight to those who reside in that area. The plants were touted as efficient and the companies that ran them employed hundreds of locals in a variety of different jobs. Many of them are still operating today.
What are My Asbestos Poisoning Options
There are many reasons why people get certain types of cancer. In some cases, we have bad habits that contribute to our getting the disease. Many times, it’s genetic and there’s little we can do to avoid our fate. However, mesothelioma has only one known cause – exposure to toxic asbestos.
Former Pleasants Power Station Workers Sickened
Mention Pleasants Power Station to a long-time West Virginian and they’ll no doubt tell you about one of the greatest construction accidents in the history of the U.S. At this power station, located in western Pleasants County, West Virginia, 51 construction workers died when a cooling tower that was under construction collapsed on site in 1978. … Read more
Coal Mining Asbestos And Mesothelioma
In West Virginia and Pennsylvania, the coal mining industry has employed hundreds of thousands of individuals over the centuries. For many families, working in the mines has been a given, with one generation after another laboring in places where many of us would never dare to go. Coal mining is grueling work and, often, coal miners live short lives due to the risks associated with their jobs.