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Agricultural Filler - Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure Risks

Asbestos is a naturally-occurring but potentially dangerous substance. Long term exposure to asbestos (over several years) can cause a range of fatal diseases, including mesothelioma cancer. This cancer occurs relatively rarely, in around two thousand Americans each year, but there is currently no cure for mesothelioma. Historically the use of asbestos in construction products such as agricultural fillers has been widespread, but the use of asbestos in most manufactured products has been largely discontinued due to the dangerous nature of the substance.

Agricultural fillers are materials that are added to polymeric compounds to change their chemical properties. These fillers are typically made from cultivated plant materials such as corn, berries, nuts, shell husks, and grains. Agricultural fillers are used in the construction industry for a variety of purposes relating to the construction of residential and commercial buildings.

Prior to the 1977 Consumer Product Safety Commission ban on the use of asbestos-containing products in construction, some agricultural fillers contained asbestos. In addition, while the ban applied to the manufacture of new products, the use of existing stocks of agricultural fillers that contained asbestos was allowed to continue. This means that homes built well into the 1980s may have been constructed using agricultural fillers that contain asbestos.

Protecting your Home and Family

There are several important factors concerning asbestos and the use of asbestos that make it a particularly deadly substance, particularly in terms of mesothelioma cancer. First, if your home was built prior to the mid-1980s, it's possible that agricultural fillers containing asbestos were used in construction. Second, mesothelioma typically takes two or more decades to develop after asbestos exposure. And third, the non-specific nature of the symptoms of mesothelioma makes the disease very difficult to diagnose.

For all of these reasons, finding out if your home contains any asbestos products, such as agricultural fillers, is crucial. Fortunately this can be done fairly easily, by having a small sample of the product professionally tested for the presence of asbestos. If you discover that asbestos is present in agricultural fillers or other construction products contain asbestos, you can then decide whether you want those products removed and replaces.

It's important to realize that the presence of asbestos is not necessarily dangerous. Products that contain asbestos are not hazardous if they are allowed to remain intact, because the asbestos fibers are held within the product and not released into the air. However, activities that disturb the asbestos-containing product can cause the release of asbestos fibers, and this is dangerous because it means those fibers may be breathed into the lungs.

Asbestos and your RightsM

If you are exposed to asbestos, are at risk of asbestos exposure, or have developed mesothelioma as a result of exposure, it's important to understand what your legal rights are. Don't hesitate in contacting an experienced mesothelioma lawyer who can explain your rights and help you decide how to proceed if you've developed mesothelioma or another disease as a result of asbestos exposure.

A mesothelioma lawyer can help you determine where and when asbestos exposure occurred, whether at work or in the home as a result of exposure to asbestos-containing agricultural fillers or other construction products. They'll also be able to advise you on how to proceed with a lawsuit or settlement, and help you obtain compensation for the pain and suffering, loss of income and loss of quality of life that mesothelioma causes.

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