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Op/Ed: Veteran Asbestos Exposure Risk in Newport Beach and Compensation Under the PACT Act - Newport Beach News
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Op/Ed: Veteran Asbestos Exposure Risk in Newport Beach and Compensation Under the PACT Act - Newport Beach News
By Cristina Johnson, Navy veteran advocate for Asbestos Ships Organization After the Great Depression in 1920, and long after WW2, asbestos was the preferred material for civil and military constructions. Because of the mineral’s fire-resistant characteristics, by the 1970s, 1,400 million pounds of asbestos were used annually in America, and most of this quantity was being used by the U.S. Military. During WW2, the Navy’s famous Liberty Ships we…
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