Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Asbestos Disposal
Two Ohio men have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for violating the federal Clean Air Act by discarding 82 garbage bags of asbestos waste at multiple sites in Toledo. The government has...
View ArticleAsbestos Removal Project Ends in Tragic Electrocution Death
An asbestos removal worker in rural Wales, United Kingdom, has died from electrocution while finishing the Cwmcarn High School’s asbestos abatement project. The BBC reports that James Paul was removing...
View ArticlePfizer Begins Phase II Mesothelioma Drug Study
Pfizer, Inc. has announced a Phase II mesothelioma drug study for malignant mesothelioma cancer patients. Before any new drug may be released to the market, it must complete three phases of clinical...
View ArticleNew York University Surgeon Identifies Protein Associated with Mesothelioma
Researchers have identified a new target in their search for a mesothelioma cure. The Journal of Thoracic Oncology has reported that Harvey Pass, M.D. at New York University’s (NYU) Langone Medical...
View ArticleSecond Round of Asbestos Abatement Needed for Vacant Hotel in Downtown Gary,...
Gary, Indiana would like to redevelop its downtown, including a site with an abandoned 14-story hotel. But first the City must complete a surprise second round of asbestos abatement at the hotel before...
View ArticleSentencing in New York Illegal Asbestos Dumping Operation
Two men have been sentenced in upstate New York for creating an asbestos dumpsite in the middle of wetlands near Utica, New York, the Wall Street Journal reports. Old asbestos products must be properly...
View ArticleAsbestos Testing Required to Rule Out Need for Asbestos Removal Precautions
Asbestos testing is necessary any time the presence of asbestos is suspected in old building products that need to be replaced. Otherwise, harmful asbestos fibers could be released into the...
View ArticleAsbestos Paper Exposes New Zealand Workers to Mesothelioma Risk
Workers at a salt evaporation facility on New Zealand’s eastern shore have been alerted that they were exposed to airborne asbestos while repairing a worksite boiler. Dominion Salt, a salt production...
View ArticleAsbestos Dumping in Idaho
Two Idaho men have recently been sentenced for dumping asbestos in rural Idaho. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bradley Eberhart and Douglas Greiner of Eagle, Idaho caused the...
View ArticleDubai Asbestos Exposure Caused by Demolition
In Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), asbestos cement was used as a building material as recently as seven years ago, until the dangerous asbestos product was banned. All types of asbestos are known to...
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