Tag Archives: Jersey
Asbestos Abatement Plans Underway at Former New Jersey Prison
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine announced that the planned demolition of the Riverfront State Prison would begin before the end of 2009, with a projected completion date sometime next spring. The prison facility, constructed in 1985, must also undergo special asbestos abatement procedures due to the presence of the insulating material in many of the [...]
New Jersey Contractor Cited for Asbestos Violations
A construction crew working on asbestos-based sealing panels on the roof of a high school in Long Island, New York, lifted a cloud of white debris when workers neglected to damp down, and contain the potentially unsafe fibers so as to preclude them from becoming airborne, according to a report from a state worker safety [...]
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Asbestos Dumping
John Deck, of Norwood, New Jersey, entered guilty pleas on charges to commit wire fraud and conspiracy in relation to his actions regarding unsafe and unlawful disposal of hazardous waste, including asbestos, from sites in both his home state and in New York State and relocating the dangerous materials to a vacant field on a [...]
Asbestos Removal Completed in New Jersey Firehouse
After a renovation project that took seven years and cost nearly four million dollars, firemen from the South Orange, New Jersey, fire department moved back into their historic firehouse. One of the reasons that the work was so lengthy and costly was the discovery of asbestos in the walls. South Orange village treasurer and chief [...]
Asbestos Cement Water Pipe Risks
In Eagle Point, Oregon, city officials are facing a problem becoming more and more common as America’s aging water supply infrastructure, often containing asbestos-laden cement pipes, faces the need for replacement or renewal. In a way, the problem is good. It forces cities and municipalities to replace pipes which could be causing, or contributing to, [...]
New Treatments Being Developed for Asbestos-Related Cancer
Mesothelioma is a particularly rare, aggressive, and deadly form of cancer that is typically found in individuals who have experienced an environmental exposure to asbestos. Asbestos is a naturally occurring, fibrous silicate mineral that can be found in several forms, including chrysotile and tremolite asbestos, though, all varieties of the material are currently listed as [...]
Judge Rules Congoleum Can't File Chapter 11 to Void Asbestos Claims
Congoleum, a floor covering manufacturer that has been trying since 2003 to evade its responsibility vis-à-vis asbestos-laced floor tiles it made decades ago, received a death blow on Feb. 5 when Judge Kathryn Ferguson dismissed the company’s Chapter 11 filing. Ferguson, a New Jersey federal bankruptcy court judge, backed the floor-covering giant into a final [...]
Students Transported to Different Schools Due to the Discovery of Asbestos
Montclair, NJ – Over 200 students were evacuated from a New Jersey middle school last week after an inspection revealed the presence of asbestos in the building. Inspectors from asbestos consultant Detail Associates discovered asbestos fiber levels exceeding the acceptable range in the third-floor hallway at Renaissance Middle School on Friday. The school has been [...]
