The most common type of mesothelioma asbestos, pleural mesothelioma has affected a wide range of laborers exposed to asbestos. Laborers in the Navy shipyards during and after World War II received heavy doses of asbestos exposure because they used asbestos to insulate piping, boiler rooms and other areas of high heat. In many cases the air was filled with asbestos dust, and without proper respiration systems, these workers inhaled the asbestos particles day after day.
Those who mined asbestos were exposed to heavy doses during the mining process. In mining towns such as Libby, Montana, asbestos dust filled the air of the mines and processing facilities, as well as the town square. This asbestos exposure led many laborers and townspeople to develop "asbestos lung cancer" (a layman’s term for mesothelioma).
Construction workers who installed asbestos insulation were also exposed. Asbestos was widely used in car brake linings; therefore, laborers involved in the automotive manufacturing process were placed in work environments where asbestos fibers were inhaled, potentially leading to pleural mesothelioma. Tragically, a direct line can be drawn from exposure to asbestos, mesothelioma and untimely death.
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