1.   Although those who served on the ships were unaware of the potential risks from inhaling asbestos fibers, Krispin said the government and shipbuilders knew of it.

2.   He said that one of the lowest risks would be from inhaling asbestos fibers, if any were released when the towers fell.

3.   Mill workers wondered what happened to Leon Spears after he got brown lung, the illness brought on by inhaling cotton fibers.

4.   The existence alone of asbestos in a product does not present a serious health risk unless those fibers are inhaled or ingested.

5.   A study suggests the filters lauded for reducing tar inhaled from cigarettes may themselves be dangerous -- when tiny fibers are inhaled and lodged in the lungs of smokers.

6.   Asbestosis is a progressive lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos fibers.

7.   He had malignant mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer caused by inhaling asbestos fibers.