Asbestos Results Are In For Cedar Bluffs...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos abatement on 02 10th, 2010 | No Comments
In Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska, local officials have received good news regarding a recent round of asbestos testing. Cedar Bluffs Public Schools officials say that the test results indicate the asbestos is present only in the spray-on surface portion of the ceiling on the elementary school. “That’s the...
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A Multitude Of Issues Plague the Port By...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos exposure on 02 9th, 2010 | No Comments
In Port Byron, Illinois, local residents have just one issue on their minds: When will their local post office reopen? About 80 residents met with U.S. Postal Service representatives last week to discuss their options. The post office in Port Byron was shut down last month when the roof began to leak....
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Asbestos cleanup complete at Walpole, Ma...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos abatement on 02 8th, 2010 | No Comments
In Walpole, Massachusetts, the US EPA has completed the asbestos cleanup project at former mill building. During the month of January alone, the EPA removed nearly 30 tons of asbestos and asbestos-contaminated debris from the site, along with over 2,700 pounds of waste oil and other hazardous materials....
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Asbestos Delays Reopening Of Daytona Pie...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos on 02 7th, 2010 | No Comments
In Daytona Beach, Florida, the reopening of the iconic Daytona Beach Pier has been delayed. Now, residents and tourists might have to wait until summer to visit the pier. City officials purchased the pier last year after the owner allowed it to fall into disrepair. Ongoing work at the pier had nearly...
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UK Mesothelioma Patients Demand Cutting ...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, mesothelioma research on 02 6th, 2010 | No Comments
A large number of UK citizens suffering from mesothelioma are demanding that the government pay for the cost of a cutting edge German treatment that could prolong their lives. This new treatment method is known as “chemoembolisation”, and works by injected cancer-fighting drugs directly into a tumor....
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Contractors Say The Public Will Be Prote...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos exposure on 02 5th, 2010 | No Comments
In Newark, New Jersey, many locals are rejoicing after being told that the decrepit Douglass-Harrison Homes housing complex will undergo demolition this month. The housing complex, which is over 70 years old, has been an eyesore for many years. “I just want to thank God that the Douglass-Harrison...
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Union Says Gas Workers Were Exposed To C...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos, asbestos abatement, asbestos exposure, asbestos law, mesothelioma on 02 3rd, 2010 | No Comments
According to two Australian workers unions, recent tests prove that gas workers were exposed to asbestos, a known carcinogen, during the cleanup of the Gorgon gas project area on Barrow Island. According to both Unions WA and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), Chevron, who was leading the project,...
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Work Starts On Removal Of Asbestos...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos, asbestos abatement, asbestos law on 02 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
The removal of asbestos has begun at a former Woolworths retail store in Scarborough, UK. A specialist firm has been hired to take on the project, and crews of workmen have moved into the former Woolworths store to start the asbestos abatement process. The asbestos removal is a preliminary measure being...
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Massena, New York Officials On The Fence...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos exposure, asbestos law, mesothelioma on 02 1st, 2010 | No Comments
In Massena, New York, local officials are rethinking their commitment to purchase some local properties. St. Lawrence County Treasurer Robert O. McNeil says he wants to meet with the village Board of Trustees to discuss the purchase of the former Slavin and Shulkin Furniture and Jewelry buildings. Back...
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