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Medical experts in India speak out against Canada’s asbestos export to developing countries
Medical experts in New Delhi have called Canada’s continuing export of asbestos to developing countries “criminal” and warn that asbestos is killing workers in India. The head of India’s occupational and environmental department, Dr. T.K. Joshi, reports that millions of construction workers and at least a hundred thousand factory workers are exposed to asbestos every
Firefighters trapped in their gear awaiting asbestos decontamination after industrial fire
Firefighters in Sudbury, Ontario were trapped in their gear for a couple of hours while the fire department searched for a contractor to decontaminate their gear. The firefighters had been exposed to asbestos during the fire, and it had to be vacuumed from their gear before they removed it to prevent them from breathing asbestos-contaminated
The EPA says it may not have the money to complete asbestos cleanup in Klamath Falls, Oregon neighborhood
After spending more than $2 million on asbestos cleanup in the North Ridge Estates subdivision of Klamath Falls, Oregon, the Environmental Protection Agency says it may not have the money to complete the cleanup. The EPA is trying to decide how to deal with extensive asbestos contamination in the soil from military barracks that used
Some critics worry that the EPA has failed to adequately address post-9/11 asbestos and other contamination in lower Manhattan despite EPA assurances
The Environmental Protection Agency says that remaining contamination from 9/11 does not pose a problem. But the results of the EPA’s limited, voluntary residential sampling still show lead in a number of buildings and unsafe levels of asbestos in one apartment building. The EPA’s Test and Clean Program that produced these results has been widely
British teachers’ union calls for removal of asbestos from all schools to prevent mesothelioma among teachers and students
The UK’s National Union of Teachers has taken the position that any asbestos poses a clear risk to students and teachers and it should be removed from all schools. Union documents declare that inadequate maintenance and high incidence of vandalism make schools particularly vulnerable to asbestos being disturbed and released into the air. Some teachers
Boston area jails are crumbling and unsafe
Boston area jails are old, extremely overcrowed and often unsafe. State jails intended to hold a total of 7,802 are now holding 11,126 inmates. Some individual facilities are operating at as much as 350 percent of their capacity. The Middlesex County Jail still houses inmates with nowhere else to go despite the fact that a
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