A great deal of dust was generated when asbestos-containing cement pipes needed to be cut or sanded for fit. The workers risked breathing in a closed-off environment contaminated with millions of microscopic asbestos particles.
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1906 - 1992 (86 years)
Asbestos cement pipes were made of Portland cement mixed with asbestos fibers in order to strengthen the final product. This type of cement was also known as transite, due to the addition of asbestos into its composition.
As asbestos cement pipes were used throughout the country in the municipal water systems, the main danger concerning them was drinking the asbestos-fiber infested water. Another risk involving asbestos exposure happened in the factories where the asbestos cement pipes were made. You could have been exposed if:
An extended activity around these cement pipes could have exponentially increased the risk of you contracting an asbestos-related illness. For more than 20 years, we have managed to get the victims of asbestos exposure and their families compensated by filing claims with the asbestos trust funds of the companies responsible. Contact us in order to do the same for you.