Tag Archives: Asbestos
Canada Blocks UN Asbestos Resolution
Members of the Canadian delegation blocked a UN resolution that would list chrysotile asbestos as a hazardous material. The resolution, called the Rotterdam Convention, lists several grades of hazardous materials. The convention rules stated that materials labeled as “Annex III” would compel exporters of toxic chemicals to warn importers of the hazards involved with the [...]
Baltimore Firms Get Record Fine for Faulty Asbestos Removal
In Baltimore, Maryland, a demolition firm and the corporate owner of a property where asbestos was being removed have both been fined, the demolition firm with a record $1,225,000 fine, the corporate building owner for $115,000. The demolition firm in question is Erie Vera LLC, of 230 N. Chester Street in Baltimore. The building owner, [...]
Missouri Brick Factory Faces Asbestos Removal, Repurposing
In New Mexico, Missouri, a brick factory that operated continuously from 1908 through 2002 under the name A. P. Green Refactories is being given a new lease on life under the Mid America Brick and Structural Clay Products, LLC corporate umbrella thanks to remediation tax credits of up to $1,379,477 under the Brownfield Development Program. [...]
News About Pharmaceuticals in Mesothelioma Treatment
1. New Biomarkers May Speed Diagnosis of Mesothelioma 2. Lowered Cost of DNA Sequencing Improving Specificity of Cancer Treatment 3. Scientists Find Cell Process That Causes Mesothelioma 4. Immune Response Inhibitor Identified in Cancer Retroviruses 5. MRIs Effective in Identifying Malignant Testicular Cancer Growths 6. National Comprehensive Cancer Network Announces New Mesothelioma Guidelines 7. New [...]
Asbestos Closes York Primary School
The discovery of asbestos has led to the temporary closure York’s Wigginton School. Engineers were inspecting the school during the Christmas holiday and found asbestos insulation board which they felt needed to be replaced. The school was closed as a precaution while workers wait to began the process of asbestos removal. Parents received phone calls [...]
Asbestos Found at New Zealand Day Care Center Fire
A fire at a day care center in New Lynn, New Zealand, uncovered asbestos in ceiling tiles and roofing materials. Witnesses reported seeing flames climb nearly twenty feet into the night sky at the Planet Kids day care facility. Local residents also expressed worries about the asbestos-laced smoke from the fire that floated over the [...]
Denver Federal Center Gets Asbestos Remediation Preparatory to Solar Installation
At the Denver, Colorado, Federal Center, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is taking advantage of about $40 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act, or ARRA) funds to construct 35 acres of photovoltaic panels. Unfortunately, before the solar field construction can start, workmen have to remove several mounds of dirt contaminated with [...]
New Biomarkers May Speed Diagnosis of Mesothelioma
Earlier detection of mesothelioma and pancreatic cancer may be hastened thanks to new biomarkers identified by researchers at SomaLogic in Boulder, Colorado. Given the current difficulty in diagnosing and treating both these illnesses, the discovery is being met with much enthusiasm among the medical community. For the mesothelioma portion of the study, the SomaLogic team [...]
Mesothelioma Fears Raised As San Bruno Fire Releases Asbestos
The recent fires in San Bruno, California, were one of the worst environmental disasters in the area’s history. Although the fires have been extinguished and the smoke has cleared, other potential health hazards still remain. Much of the debris left behind from the ruined homes and businesses contained several toxins. Some of the older structures [...]
King County, Washington Apartment Owner Fined for Asbestos
Washington State regulators have charged the Longwell Company of Bellevue, a real estate investment and management company, with violating state asbestos regulations. Longwell, a private company, has – in its own words, “acquired, managed and disposed of multi-family real estate assets since 1992″. And it was in the course of these operations that Longwell allegedly [...]
