Products Containing Asbestos: Info from a California Asbestos Exposure Attorney

As a natural, flexible fire resistant material, asbestos has over the years found its way into nearly 4,000 products worldwide. While some of those products presented a minimal risk of asbestos exposure, others carried a much larger, and more deadly risk of asbestos inhalation.

To learn more about asbestos products and asbestos exposure, contact a California asbestos exposure attorney with Clapper & Patti.

Tracing Asbestos Exposure

While it is nearly impossible to determine if a product contains asbestos without an extensive laboratory test, there are many products and materials that were at one time or another manufactured with asbestos. The amount of asbestos varies from material to material, but even slight exposure to materials containing asbestos or secondary asbestos exposure can lead to an asbestos-related cancer or disease, including mesothelioma or asbestosis.

Asbestos History

The American asbestos industry was established in 1880, and asbestos use was popularized in the early 1900s. Its use peaked during World War II in just about everything imaginable - from adhesives and paint to chalkboards, insulation and brake shoes. In the 1970s, knowledge of the harmful effects of asbestos exposure caused a sharp decline in its use. A partial ban on asbestos was enacted in 1972, but many products continued to contain asbestos well into the 1980s. Today, asbestos is heavily regulated and has ceased to exist in all but a few uses. Individuals who were exposed to harmful asbestos fibers in the past and developed asbestos-related diseases years later can now seek compensation from the companies who were responsible for their exposure - contact a California asbestos exposure attorney with Clapper & Patti to find out if you or your family may be entitled to compensation.

Products That Were Produced With Asbestos

Please keep in mind that this is not an exclusive list of all asbestos-manufactured materials. If you suspect a material contains asbestos, contact a professional asbestos abatement company to learn more about this dangerous fiber and minimize your chances of exposure. If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related condition, a California asbestos attorney with our firm can help investigate the source of your exposure.

• Adhesives
• Aprons
• Brake Shoes
• Car Hood Liners
• Caulk
• Cement
• Chalkboards
• Corrugated Carpet
• Duct Insulation
• Ductwork Flexible Fabric
• Electrical Cloth
• Electrical Ducts
• Fake Snow
• Felt
• Fire Blankets
• Fire Curtains
• Fireproofing Materials
• Floor Tile
• Gaskets
• Generators
• Hair Dryers

• Heat Shields
• Heating Ducts
• Insulation
• Ironing Board Covers
• Laboratory Gloves
• Paint
• Paper
• Pipe Covering
• Plaster
• Putty
• Roofing Shingles
• Rope
• Spackling Compounds
• Tape
• Thermal Paper
• Wall Coverings
• Waterproofing
• Welding Rods
• Wires
• Yarn

If you have had significant exposure to any of these materials and you have been diagnosed with an asbestos related condition, it may be helpful to speak with an asbestos exposure attorney to discuss your legal rights. Because it takes so long for mesothelioma and other asbestos diseases to materialize, once a diagnosis has been made, there is a short amount of time to take legal action - find out more about the statute of limitations for mesothelioma lawsuits.

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If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another disease due to asbestos exposure, contact the California-based law firm of Clapper & Patti to speak to a skilled asbestos exposure attorney about your legal options.