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Asbestos was used commercially in north america as early as the late s but its use increased dramatically during the world war ii era when shipyards produced massive numbers of ships for the war effort. At some point in our lives nearly all of us have been exposed to asbestos in the air we breathe and the water we drink from natural deposits in the earth and from the deterioration of asbestos products around us. Finally in the late s the consumer products safety commission banned the use of asbestos in wallboard patching compounds and artificial ash for gas fireplaces because the fiber could easily be released during use. . Nevertheless cases of mesothelioma have been documented as the result of lesser exposure affecting family members of workers who came into contact with asbestos and brought it home on their clothing skin or hair or affecting those who lived in close proximity to asbestos manufacturing facilities. Symptoms of asbestos disease usually are not be apparent until decades after exposure.

All told more than products contained asbestos. In the environmental protection agency banned all new use of asbestos but uses established prior to that time were still allowed. Although awareness of the dangers of asbestos and public concern over the issue have led to a decline in domestic consumption over the years a total ban on asbestos has not come to fruition. For more than years products containing asbestos remained unregulated and the manufacturers of those products continued to prosper knowing full well that many of the millions of workers who came into contact with their products would ultimately suffer as the result of their actions. At some point in our lives nearly all of us have been exposed to asbestos in the air we breathe and the water we drink from natural deposits in the earth and from the deterioration of asbestos products around us. .