FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENorth East UK - Asbestos has been accredited to a wide range of lung diseases which are caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres. The fireproofing and insulation properties of asbestos meant that it saw wide use in a range of different industries.
However, the dangers of asbestos became apparent with a wide range of workers and family members of workers contracting lung diseases or illnesses such as Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Asbestosis and inflammation of the pleura of the lungs which can cause Pleural Thickening, Pleural Effusion and Pleural Plaques. The asbestos industry resisted attempts to regulate and ban the substance for many years which has led to the eventual wide-scale ban of asbestos across many countries.
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As Asbestos was heavily used as an insulation or fireproofing material right up until the 1980s and some of the 1990s, asbestos was used extensively in many heavy industries and in many buildings and structures. Direct mining of asbestos, construction workers, industrial workers, shipyard workers and firefighters are among the numerous professions that may have been exposed to asbestos. As asbestos was used so widely in the insulation and fireproofing of buildings, many more may have been exposed to asbestos.
Thompson & Co Solicitors has represented & supported their clients with asbestos-related compensation claims for many years.
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Thompson & Co Solicitors discuss Asbestos and Asbestos-related claims. For more information, please visit the page: www.thompsonandco-solicitors.co.uk/asbestos-information/