About Malignant Mesothelioma and Potential Sources of Exposure

You may have been exposed to loose asbestos or airborne asbestos fibers in any number of work-related situations. See list of industries/jobs. Products manufactured with asbestos and installed between 1890 to about 1980 may include roofing and siding materials, walls, ceilings, flooring, pipes and boilers. Any materials related to fire-proofing during that time period are also likely to have been manufactured with asbestos.

Some materials used in these applications contained more asbestos than others-the amount can vary from 1% to 95%. Below is a general list of the types of materials that contained asbestos and date ranges for which you should be looking that could cause asbestos cancer.

Specific materials and date ranges that can potentially cause malignant mesothelioma

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List of industries/jobs

Types of Industries

Asbestos product manufacturing (insulation, roofing, building, materials)
Automotive repair (brakes & clutches)
Construction/contractors
Maritime
Oil refineries
Chemical plants
Power plants
Railroads
Shipyards / ships
Steel mills

Jobs:

Automotive mechanics
Boiler makers
Bricklayers
Building Inspectors
Carpenters
Electricians
Hod carriers
Insulators
Iron workers
Laborers
Longshoremen
Maintenance workers
Merchant marines
Millwrights
Painters
Plasterers
Plumbers
Roofers
Sheet metal workers
Steam fitters
Tile setters
U.S. Navy veterans
Welders

Specific materials and date ranges

Roofing and siding
Felts from flat or built-up roofs, shingles, tiles, siding, shingles, clapboards from 1910.
(up until the present for some items)

Walls and ceilings
Sprayed coatings, troweled coatings, asbestos-cement sheet, spackle, joint compounds, textured paints, millboard, rollboard, vinyl wallpaper, insulation board.
1930 to 1978 and even up until the present

Floors
Vinyl-asbestos tile, asphalt-asbestos tile, resilient sheet flooring, mastic adhesives.
1920 to 1980

Pipes and boilers
Cement pipe and fittings, block insulation, preformed pipe wrap, corrugated asbestos paper, paper tape, putty (mudding).
1890 to 1978

Other products
Gaskets/packing, cloth/blankets, clothing (mittens, gloves, sleeves, aprons, coats, jackets, pants, spats), cement/mortar, metal-clad firebrick, fireproofing spray, ingot mold covers , inserts and plastic molds.
1900 to 1980s

These are some possible links between asbestos exposure and malignant mesothelioma including potential sources of exposure to asbestos.