State Issues 19 Violations to 2 Companies for Demolition Project
Two businesses, Partners Construction and Asbestos Construction Management, were fined approximately $380,000 for asbestos violations during a demolition project. A worker’s complaint led to an...
View ArticleCan Short-Term Asbestos Exposure In New Orleans Cause Mesothelioma Later In...
Short-term asbestos exposure may be hazardous for people in New Orleans, especially if the level of exposure is high. People who worked in a high-exposure field for a part of their career may be at...
View Article15-Year Asbestos Saga in Libby Provokes Governor to Send Letter to EPA
Montana governor Steve Bullock has called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide toxicity reports that are needed before a long-overdue asbestos cleanup project can begin. The...
View ArticleAre Louisiana Auto Mechanics At Risk For Mesothelioma?
Auto mechanics continue to be at unique risk for asbestos exposure in Louisiana and nationwide, and consequently, mechanics and their family members may be at higher risk for developing mesothelioma...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to Defendants in...
Foster Wheeler and William Powell Company, two defendants in an asbestos case, were granted summary judgment by Judge Catherine C. Eagles in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North...
View ArticleQuestionably Lawful Asbestos Abatement Projects Cause Concern on Kilgore...
After Mr. Dalton Smith, a 14-year employee at Kilgore College and the school’s facilities director, blew the whistle, alleging that asbestos violations had occurred on campus, federal investigators...
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Cancer from asbestos caused by more than one cell mutation
It has been a long held belief that tumors arising from exposure to asbestos are caused by mutations in one cell, which then produces multiple clones. This hypothesis is challenged by new research,...
View ArticleIt takes more than one cell mutation for asbestos exposure to lead to cancer
It has been a long held belief that tumors arising from exposure to asbestos are caused by mutations in one cell, which then produces multiple clones. Powered by WPeMatico
View ArticleAre There Free Options For Medical Care To Treat Mesothelioma In New Orleans...
It’s an unfortunate truth that for many people in New Orleans and Louisiana, health insurance remains unaffordable, or that sick people find out too late that the plan they have is inadequate to...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court to Rehear Asbestos Case Against Dow Chemical Co.
Plaintiffs representing Mr. Robert Wayne Henderson in an asbestos lawsuit have had their motion for a rehearing granted by the Texas Supreme Court. Mr. Henderson, now deceased, was a victim of...
View ArticleDearborn Heights School District Officials Focus of Federal Lawsuit
Although Dearborn Heights school officials admitted to mistakenly using electric sanders on vinyl tiles, they denied allegations of any asbestos violations or cover-ups. However, a recent federal...
View ArticleTaconite Miners Three Times More Likely to Develop Mesothelioma, According to...
A six-year study by the University of Minnesota has revealed that the longer a state worker is employed in the taconite mining industry, the higher the risk of developing mesothelioma, a type of lung...
View ArticleInvestigation Leads to Arrest of Father and Son Engineers for Filing False...
This past fall, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) began investigating Mr. Gaspare Santoro, a New Jersey-based engineer, for signing off on the demolition of several asbestos-containing...
View ArticleIncomplete Asbestos Abatement Leads to Hefty Fines and Decertification for 2...
Partners Construction Inc. and Asbestos Construction Management Inc. were fined a total of $379,100 by the state Department of Labor & Industries for 19 “willful and serious” safety and health...
View ArticleAsbestos: an ongoing challenge to global health
Challenges to global health can evolve from policies and decisions that take years or decades to unfold. Powered by WPeMatico
View ArticleWhat Is SV40 And How Does It Relate To Mesothelioma In New Orleans & Louisiana?
SV40, or Simian Virus 40, is a virus that is thought to have contaminated millions of doses of polio vaccine administered to Americans between 1958 and 1963. The virus originates in the kidney cells...
View ArticleCriticism of Kilgore College Administration May Have Led to Violence Aimed at...
Concerns over the safety and legality of an asbestos abatement project at Kilgore College have been part of ongoing controversy at the campus, the latest of which involves a life-threatening response...
View ArticleEPA Announces Results of Health Risk Study in Libby
After a 15-year wait, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally released the results of a health risk study, which will assist in guiding the asbestos cleanup efforts in the Libby region....
View ArticleAsbestos Discovered During Modernization Project Creates $7.8 Million...
Following a complaint made by an Ocean View School board member, the district has been struggling to deal with asbestos problems in its facilities for the last several months. Discovery of the toxin in...
View ArticleCalifornia Appeals Court Expedites Trial for Mesothelioma Victim
California’s First District Court of Appeals has vacated a lower court’s order that rejected a request for an expedited trial in an asbestos personal injury case. The plaintiffs, Mr. Gerald and Mrs....
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