EPA Is Close to Finishing Libby Asbestos Cleanup
Learn how the EPA is close to completing its 17-year project to remove deadly asbestos from the Superfund site in Libby, Montana.
California Court Of Appeal Bends Over Backwards To Uphold Substantial Punitive Award In Asbestos Case
The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires procedural fairness in state trials, but that principle seems absent from a recent California Court of Appeal decision upholding a judgment against Kaiser Gypsum Company for almost $1.6 millio…
Bromsgrove woman seeks clues to asbestos exposure
A BROMSGROVE woman who has been diagnosed with the asbestos-related strain of terminal cancer, mesothelioma, is appealing for former work colleagues to help her work out where she might have been exposed to the substance. 71-year-old Christine Davenpor…
Bromsgrove woman seeks clues to asbestos exposure
A BROMSGROVE woman who has been diagnosed with the asbestos-related strain of terminal cancer, mesothelioma, is appealing for former work colleagues to help her work out where she might have been exposed to the substance. 71-year-old Christine Davenpor…
Kirkcaldy MP’s cancer funding plea
Congratulations, you’re now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we’ll send them straight to your inbox. Kirkcaldy’s MP has called for more money to be spent on research into a type of cancer which has adversely affe…
Asbestos brake pads can still endanger your health
Asbestos exposure is commonly associated with occupation, specifically in mills and plants, but many miss the risks found in everyday products. Even though the Environmental Protection Agency began regulating the use of asbestos products more than thirty years ago, most of these items still linger in the present. Aside from construction products, including asbestos roofing more
Mesothelioma Tissue Bank Will Get $5.5M Funding Grant
NIOSH has renewed grant funding for the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank, giving researchers access to tissue samples and data crucial to research.
North Dakota High Court Rejects “Take-Home” Asbestos Claim
In a case of first impression that may clarify the duty of care in secondary exposure claims in North Dakota, the state’s highest court rejected claims based on childhood exposure to asbestos brought home on an insulation worker’s clothing. See Palmer v.
Inquest: Man died as a result of asbestos exposure
An inquest held at Hereford Town Hall this week heard Mr Deans was a retired instrument mechanic who worked for various employers including Shell, BP and Esso. A post-mortem examination found some – though a relatively low amount of – asbestos fibres a…
Inquest: Retired horse breeder from Leominster believed she was…
A RETIRED horse breeder from Leominster believed she may have been exposed to asbestos from an ironing board made by her father, an inquest heard. Julia Simpson, 73, died on March 30 2015 at St Michael’s Hospice , having been diagnosed with mesotheliom…
Asbestos exposure affects more than mill workers
Asbestos has been a threat for centuries more than people realize. Modern use didn’t expand until the Industrial Revolution, but its discovery dates back to 2500 B.C. as a way to strengthen ceramic pots and utensils. Since then, it’s been used in many products, including tiles, insulation, crayons and clothing. Because most asbestos poisoning cases more
Orlando Firefighters Exposed to Asbestos Were Not Warned
Firefighters and their families worry the exposure to asbestos could lead to mesothelioma or other deadly diseases.
Asbestos Exposure at Gateway Arch Closes Museum
Close to 200 people at the iconic St. Louis landmark may have suffered asbestos exposure after workers accidentally cut through asbestos insulation.
Industrial disease contributed to pipe fitter’s death
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Widening asbestos compensation
The Kyoto District Court last month ordered the national government and manufacturers of building materials to pay a total of A 216 million to construction workers and a bereaved relative in compensation for illnesses suffered through exposure to asbes…