Linda Reinstein, the executive director and co-founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), has been selected to deliver the keynote speech at the 25th Anniversary and Exposition of the Environmental Information Association (EIA). Reinstein will speak about “the dangers of asbestos and its effects on the community “and discuss the product testing that discovered asbestos in children’s toys and consumer products including the CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit, says an article in the Centre Daily Times.
“The EIA, with its beginnings as the National Asbestos Council, has spent 25 years at the forefront in providing the environmental industry with the information needed to remain knowledgeable, responsible, and competitive in the environmental health and safety industry,” the article explains. “The Association’s multi-disciplinary membership collects, generates and disseminates information concerning environmental health hazards to occupants of buildings, industrial sites and other facility operations.”
“I am honored to speak at the 25th Anniversary and Exposition of the EIA,” Reinstein told the paper. “The title of my speech ‘Turning Anger to Action’ says it all. Although we are angry that our loved ones are still being exposed to deadly asbestos fibers, we realize that we can take a stand and prevent it from harming our loved ones in the future. We will fight this battle until the end, and together we will get this fatal substance banned from our nation forever.”
Reinstein notes that asbestos deaths continue to increase in the United States. Current studies, she points out, estimate that 100,000 asbestos-related deaths will occur during the next decade – or approximately 30 per day.
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