Paints and Solvents

Ordinary cans of house or spray paint are brimming with potentially toxic chemicals and chemical compounds, including pigments, extenders, binders, solvents, and additives, as well as alcohols, esters, glycol ethers, and ketones. Painters are exposed to these dangerous substances-whether it be through inhalation or dermal contact-every time they pick up a brush or push a trigger, putting them at grave risk for developing lung cancer.

It is not only house and spray painters who are exposed to these deadly chemicals-paint factory workers, construction painters, and furniture finishers are also at risk of exposure. Paint factory workers are exposed to dangerous chemicals found in the paint itself, construction painters inhale toxic dust and pyrolysis products, furniture furnishers can breathe in significant amounts of formaldehyde, and all face exposure to titanium dioxide, chromium, iron compounds, and in some cases, asbestos.

Anyone who worked as a painter in any industry may be at risk of developing lung cancer as a result of exposure to toxic chemicals. If you are experiencing liver or kidney problems, contact dermatitis, bronchitis, shortness of breath, continual chest pains, or you are expectorating blood, it is imperative that you seek professional legal counsel who can help you build your case.

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