It has become almost common knowledge to most people that exposure to asbestos causes lung cancer.  However, many have long thought it could also be linked with other forms of cancer.  Now, new medical research has shown a causal connection between asbestos exposure and ovarian cancer. Now, scientists believe that in addition to lung cancer, […]

Asbestos can be dangerous and deadly, leaving workers who are exposed to it to die from terrible health conditions such as mesothelioma.  Almost everyone knows about asbestos and its dangers by now.  There are many more toxic chemicals out there that can cause a worker to suffer tragic medical side effects.  One of these chemicals is […]

A long-awaited settlement may have been reached in the case of the now-closed W.R. Grace & Co. mine in Libby, Montana.  This was the largest and oldest vermiculite mine in the United States, estimated to have produced over 80% of the world’s vermiculite while operational.  Its vermiculite was sold as Zonolite, named after the nearby […]

We are writing today as part of a follow up to our earlier piece on the Barnett Shale natural gas drilling and its potentially hazardous toxic emissions.  Fort Worth has spent $1 million on an Air Quality Study tied to Barnett Shale natural gas drilling.  The city has not received much information for this very […]

A crew member on a towing vessel off the coast of Louisiana was evacuated after inhaling toxic chemicals, suffering poisoning symptoms.  According to reports, the Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report last Wednesday from the captain of the vessel Lanta Rose, that one of the crewmembers had inhaled an unknown chemical. The crew […]

Electricians are often exposed to toxic substances on the job.  When working on job sites for oil companies, electricians can suffer from benzene exposure, which may cause them to develop cancer. Exposure to benzene, even as long ago as 40-50 years can cause someone to develop leukemia and other blood cancers.  Companies like Chevron, Texaco, […]

Because benzene-related injuries can be so serious, a toxic exposure victim should hire a completely qualified benzene attorney.  We recommend that anyone seeking to hire a lawyer should ask these questions: 1.     How many benzene exposure cases have you handled? A decent toxic exposure lawyer will have handled many cases with success.  While a lawyer is […]

A class action lawsuit was filed week against Tonawanda Coke along with individual complaints alleging that the plant’s benzene emissions caused their clients’ cancer. The complaints charge that Tonawanda Coke’s emissions of benzene — a toxic chemical found in coke oven gas — caused cancer to nearby residents. A known human carcinogen, benzene has been […]

A British mother diagnosed with terminal cancer believes it was caused by hugging her asbestos worker grandfather when she was a child. Debra Edwards, 44, is one of the youngest people in Britain to have mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer usually caused by exposure to asbestos. “Nobody understands why I got it at such […]

Benzene, a exceedingly toxic chemical mix has been used for abundant commercial and industrial purposes.  Unfortunately, even after benzene exposure illnesses became rampant, employees are still working with the deadly chemical, in unprotected conditions.  Benzene is one of the top 20 chemicals produced in the United States and hundreds of workers are exposed to benzene […]