Toxicology Asbestos Analysis Laboratory Opens At University of Louisiana
The Toxicology Asbestos Analysis Laboratory at the University of Louisiana in Monroe’s Toxicology Department recently opened. Toxicology instructor John Herrock cut the ribbon and will run the lab...
View ArticleAvondale Shipyard Being Sued By Former Employee For Asbestos-Related Disease
A former Avondale Shipyard employee, named Claude Gordon Jr., is suing for negligent exposure to asbestos. He claims that during the ten years he was employed there from 1963 to 1974, he was breathing...
View ArticleUniversity of Sydney Professor Develops Potential New Mesothelioma Treatment
Dr. Glen Reid is the Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Medical School who is researching a new treatment for mesothelioma cancer patients. Mesothelioma is a fatal cancer caused by...
View ArticleAsbestos Adds $100,000 To Elementary School's Improvement Plans
Asbestos was discovered in the elementary pods of the Van-Far school district, which will cost an extra $100,000 and change the order of improvements originally outlined in Proposition A for the next...
View ArticleOne Dozen Bags Of Asbestos Dumped On Side Of Canadian Road
The rural area of the Chilliwack River Valley in BC, Canada recently received a highly toxic drop off of 12 bags of asbestos. A resident member of the Citizens on Patrol found the bags near the Ford...
View ArticleLocal New York Government Investigation Holds Up Asbestos Report At Shaw...
An asbestos report on the Shaw Building in Niagara County has been anxiously awaited by residents of the county, (especially those who work in the building,) but has been held up by a government...
View ArticleFormer Executive of Non-Profit Construction Company To Face Prison For...
Former administrative manager for the now-defunct non-profit Firm Build Joseph Cuellar will serve 44 months in state prison and 22 months in federal for exposing Merced County high schools students to...
View ArticleNew Study Shows Allegheny County Having Asbestos-Related Deaths Drastically...
According to a new study by the Environmental Working Group Action fund of Washington, D.C., Allegheny County in the state of Pennsylvania has asbestos-related deaths over 100 percent above the...
View ArticleNew Investigation Shows Many Brands of Crayons And Toys Contain Asbestos
According to an investigation commissioned by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) Action fund of Washington, D.C., asbestos was found in brands of both children’s crayons and toys. In toy crime kits...
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Mesothelioma: Aspirin may delay growth of asbestos-related cancer
Aspirin may help mesothelioma patients, a new study suggests. The finding could eventually give doctors and patients a potential new tool to fight against this devastating disease, which kills about...
View ArticleFederal Asbestos Regulations Failed To Be Met At An Iowa High School
Construction workers at George Washington Senior High School in Cedar Rapids failed to meet asbestos removal regulations. As a result, fibers from the hazardous material became airborne and now the...
View ArticleCalifornia Proposes Legislation Affecting Asbestos Tort Claims
Proposed California Assembly Bill No. 597, the Asbestos Tort Claim Trust Transparency Act, has been introduced and sponsored by Assemblyman Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova). If the legislation passes,...
View ArticleUMass Realty Fined Over Asbestos Removal At A Hospital
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has fined UMass Memorial Realty Inc. $15,000 for improper asbestos removal at the former Worcester City Hospital. Right now, only $15,000 needs...
View ArticleIdaho Transportation Dept. Fined Over $100k For Asbestos Violations
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has failed to follow Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) federal regulations twice in the past year. The department did not have inspections nor did it...
View ArticleNew Report Released On Public Relations To Be Learned From Quebec's Asbestos...
A report on Quebec’s asbestos industry by Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business lecturer John Aylen is currently being reviewed by the university. This occurred after Senior Advisor of...
View ArticleAsbestos Discovered At Denver VA Medical Center
The Occupational Safety and Health Program (OSH) has uncovered asbestos contained within a fireproofing spray in a Denver VA Medical Center building’s stairwell and overhead spaces. According to...
View ArticlePublic Comment Period For Montana Superfund Site Ends Soon
Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made a human health assessment that included asbestos contamination clean up and controls for the Superfund site Libby in Montana. Once...
View ArticleBrands of Children's Crayons and Toys Containing Asbestos Pulled From Shelves
Four brands of crayons from Party City and Dollar Tree and two crime lab kits from Toys “R” Us and Buy-Rite have been removed from shelves after the Environmental Working Group (EWG) Action fund’s...
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