Mesothelioma Awareness Day

                         

                                                                Asbestos aka Miracle Mineral 

                                 

  2500 BCE (Finland): Archeological evidence shows asbestos fibers were mixed into pottery and cooking utensils to strengthen them.

 1000 BCE (Greece): Ancient Greeks used asbestos in lamp wicks because it didn’t burn. The word asbestos comes from the Greek ἄσβεστος (asbestos), meaning “inextinguishable.”

  Roman Empire (1st century CE): Romans used asbestos cloths for table coverings that could be cleaned by throwing them into the fire. Pliny the Elder noted that slaves working with asbestos suffered from lung disease, making this one of the earliest recorded observations of its health hazards.

China (1st–2nd century CE): Records describe asbestos used in fireproof cloth

 

 

 

                                                         19th century (late 1800s): Common Uses 

       

 

 

 

 Health Hazards And Asbestos

 

 

1899 (UK): First documented asbestos-related lung disease reported in a factory worker

.1924 (UK): Nellie Kershaw, a textile worker, became the first officially recognized case of asbestosis (scarring lung disease caused by asbestos) 

1930 (UK): Merewether & Price published a report linking asbestos exposure to lung disease, leading to the first asbestos regulations. 

 1960s: South African doctor Chris Wagner linked asbestos exposure to mesothelioma, a rare cancer.

 

 

                                                                      Dr Chis Wagner 

 

                                                               Asbestos = Mesothelioma 

 

 

 

 

1970s onward: Stronger regulations introduced globally as hazards became undeniable.

Over 60 countries (including the EU, UK, Australia, Japan) have full bans.

 

 

 

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