Clyde-Green Springs School District in O...
Posted by admin in asbestos abatement, asbestos exposure on 03 31st, 2009 | No Comments
Clyde-Green Springs School District in Ohio has just received a contract with Quality Environmental Services for the removal of asbestos. The abatement is needed in both the South Main Elementary School and Clyde High School. Asbestos was found and will be removed from the boiler room in Clyde High School...
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Ambler, Pennsylvania Town Still Looking ...
Posted by admin in asbestos exposure, mesothelioma on 03 30th, 2009 | No Comments
The residents of Ambler, Pennsylvania are uniting to have the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) use technology to handle their asbestos problem. Decades ago, Ambler was a town populated by factories manufacturing asbestos-containing insulation for water pipes, siding, shingles and car break shoes. The...
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Research Reconfirms Asbestos Leads to Mu...
Posted by admin in cancer on 03 27th, 2009 | No Comments
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) made an announcement this week reconfirming that all commercial asbestos fibers cause lung cancer and mesothelioma. This includes the most commercially used asbestos, chrysotile. The IARC also announced there was significant evidence that exposure...
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EPA Will Cover Georgia’s Asbestos Cost...
Posted by admin in asbestos, asbestos abatement, asbestos law on 03 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Georgia’s state budget has had to make a great deal of cuts including funding for asbestos inspections, complaint resolution and enforcing asbestos regulations. However, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has agreed to carry out the Clean Air Act Asbestos Program in the state. The EPA will help...
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Montana Cement Company Closes Due To Asb...
Posted by admin in asbestos exposure on 03 25th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Ash Grove Cement Company in Montana City, Montana closed last Monday after tremolite was found in a company owned quarry two miles from the plant. State, federal and private investigators have flocked to the plant to test rock and dust samples of the tremolite which can contain asbestos, a dangerous...
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Carbon Nanotubes Could Lead to Mesotheli...
Posted by admin in asbestos exposure, mesothelioma, mesothelioma research on 03 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment
A debate is heating up between Australian unions and scientists over the use of nanotechnology. Concern for workers’ safety arouse after a recent discussion on nanotechnology and occupational health and safety at the Parliament House in Canberra. The discussion revolved around the risks associated...
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Homeowners at Risk of Asbestos Exposure ...
Posted by admin in asbestos exposure on 03 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
Tens of thousands of people all over the globe are avid “do-it-yourselfers”; the sort of people who relish in the feeling of doing their own home repairs and renovations without the aid of contractors. But these people may have unwittingly exposed themselves to asbestos fibers, and may face a future...
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Woman’s Death of Malignant Mesotheliom...
Posted by admin in asbestos exposure on 03 20th, 2009 | No Comments
A British woman has past away from malignant mesothelioma after spending her career working next to an asbestos dust filled wall. Frances Davis, 89 was diagnosed with the disease in October of 2008. Between 1972 and 1985 Davis worked at Companies House in London where she sent microfiche reports through...
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Smithsonian Employee Files Asbestos Expo...
Posted by admin in asbestos abatement, asbestos exposure, asbestos law, mesothelioma research on 03 19th, 2009 | No Comments
The Smithsonian Institute’s National Air and Space Museum is facing a federal complaint from an employee who claims the museum was negligent in containing asbestos-contaminated dust, putting employees at risk of illness. The employee, 53 year old Richard Pullman, has worked at the museum as an exhibits...
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Survey Finds 90 Percent of British Schoo...
Posted by admin in asbestos exposure on 03 18th, 2009 | No Comments
As reported by the British Daily Mirror approximately nine out of 10 schools contain asbestos across the United Kingdom. The results were determined after compiling freedom of information requests to dozens of local authorities. In a survey of 3,286 schools, 2,917 were constructed with asbestos-containing...
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