In spite of all efforts, the Environmental Protection Agency has still to obtain a total ban on products that comprise any trace of asbestos. (more…)
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Attempts at a Total Ban on Asbestos Containing Products Continue
Monday, August 23rd, 2010Dupont confesses knowledge of asbestos risk for employees
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010Corporate representatives of DuPont have admitted that the company had knowledge of the ill effects of asbestos way back in the 1930s (more…)
Asbestos sells to undeveloped countries, causing mesothelioma cancer
Friday, February 19th, 2010An important politician from Quebec is selling asbestos to undeveloped countries despite the fact that asbestos is the main health risk for developing mesothelioma cancer, which is a rare form of cancer and in most cases it is deadly. (more…)
Startling facts at asbestosis workshop
Saturday, January 9th, 2010At the asbestosis workshop, organized by the Occupational and Environmental Health Network of India (OEHNI), located in New Delhi, Dr. Qamar Rehman, a professional toxicologist known as an emeritus scientist doctor (more…)
Asbestos Plants Exposure-multiplied risk of Mesothelioma cancer
Monday, December 7th, 2009From many years now, mesthelioma cancer is known as a type of cancer related to asbestos exposure. The work research developed in this area shows that in deed, mesothelioma or asbestosis is caused by exposure to asbestos. (more…)
Small risk of asbestos exposure at the University of Wyoming
Saturday, November 21st, 2009At the University of Wyoming, contaminated materials have been removed from two buildings by o team of professionals. The consultatant of the university said that this operation didn’t present a major health risk and it could have been avoided.
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Fresno Police Department Workers Scared by Asbestos and Mesothelioma Cancer
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Since September 2008, when the work construction at the department of communication center started, workers from the police department are sacred by the possible exposure to asbestos, as a result of materials containing asbestos disturbated, when working.
Asbestos Fibers Inhaled Could Harm the Lungs
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009A study developed by a United States collaborative team, tried to prove that inhaling or swallowing asbestos fibers could harm the pleura, to be more specific, the outer lining of the lungs, and this is the main cause of developing asbestos mesothelioma cancer.
Mesothelioma Victim at Queen Mother’s London Home
Friday, October 16th, 2009The question rose after the sudden death of Sir Alastair Aird. An inquir will be held as to provide more detailed information on this subject. Sir Aird was 78 when he passed away after suffering from mesothelioma, a type of cancer that is known to be caused by asbestos.
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Seeking a 200 million dollar funding for asbestos
Sunday, August 30th, 2009James Hardie Industries seeks funding from the Australian government for their asbestos fund. Officials say that the fund may be depleted until the end of 2011, and it can only be sustained if the government helps this. The fund running out may be the consequence of United States housing decreasing the operating profit for James Hardie Industries.