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The Legacy of Steel Mill Asbestos Exposure in Pennsylvania
Steel mills were the backbone of Pennsylvania's industrial economy for much of the 20th century. In cities like Pittsburgh, Bethlehem, and along the Delaware River, men and women worked long shifts in extreme heat, surrounded by heavy machinery and clouds of dust. What few of them knew at the time was that some of that dust contained microscopic asbestos fibers, invisible to the eye but capable of causing serious illness decades later. Steel mill asbestos exposure remains a
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