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Asbestos scare follows school fire

Fire crews responded to a call in Nottinghamshire, UK to find a former school up in blazes. Sherwood Hall’s two stories were sending up flames and ash into the surrounding neighborhood. Local Colin Thornton saw the fire from his workplace. “I’ve not seen anything like this before, this is massive. It is a really, really [...]

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Asbestos temporarily closes Miami Science Museum

01 December 2010

Miami Science Museum closed suddenly last week after finding asbestos materials in a mechanical room at the planetarium. A popular destination for tourists, locals, birthday parties and group outings, the Museum had to turn away several disappointed would-be visitors in the days that followed. Museum administrators are concerned with the health and safety of their [...]

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Tasmanians wait for asbestos compensation plan

24 November 2010

The Tasmanian population is growing impatient for an asbestos disease compensation plan. There are reportedly about 15 asbestos related deaths each year in Tasmania and that number is expected to rise. Asbestos causes several severe respiratory conditions including asbestosis and the rare cancer mesothelioma. David O’Byrne is the Minister of Workplace Relations for Tasmania. He [...]

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Canada town sees green potential in asbestos waste

17 November 2010

Despite the high risk associated with asbestos, Canada continues be a leader in the export of building materials containing this toxic chemical. Much of these exports are to developing countries where standards for safe asbestos use are not necessarily present or enforced. In Quebec there is not only a long history of exporting asbestos, but [...]

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Rise in UK mesothelioma deaths prompts new initiatives

10 November 2010

Recent statistics show the death rate of mesothelioma patients in the UK have close to tripled over the last twenty years. Thousands of victims and bereaved family members seek help to gain financial compensation from former insurers and employers. As a partner and industrial disease specialist for Irwin Mitchell solicitors Newcastle office, Roger Maddocks is [...]

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Australia continues to fight asbestos related diseases

03 November 2010

Mesothelioma and diseases related to asbestos exposure have a high count in Australia. Continual initiatives are proposed and discussed to fight the diseases and their causes. However, with such a complex, nationwide problem, Australian officials do not yet see eye to eye on the best way to handle the growing situation. Asbestos Diseases Society president [...]

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Iron Range study considers possible causes of mesothelioma

27 October 2010

University of Minnesota researchers are nearing completion of a study in search of possible causes for heightened mesothelioma cases in taconite miners. Taconite, a type of iron formation, is mined in the Iron Range, the northeastern part of Minnesota named for it’s many bands of iron ore. The Assistant Dean of the School of Public [...]

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