When Was Asbestosis First Recorded?
Asbestosis First Reported in America the First Report of Asbestosis in an American Insulation Worker Came in 1933, Though It Is Speculated That the Disease Had...
When was asbestosis first discovered?
A chronology of medical discovery
1924: W E Cooke publishes the first paper on asbestos related disease. 1925: Thomas Oliver coins the term “asbestosis”. 1930: Edward Merewether confirms that inhalation of asbestos dust can cause a fatal disease.
When did asbestos start being used in homes?
The name has its origin in the Greek word for inextinguishable. A highly-effective and inexpensive fire-retardant material and thermal and acoustic insulator, asbestos was used extensively in home construction from the early 1940s through the 1970s.
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