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Asbestosis Defined
A disease associated with inhalation of asbestos fibers. The disease makes breathing progressively more difficult and can be fatal.
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Family members facing asbestos charges
Published July 4, 2009, 6:15 pm, The Observer-Dispatch
Four members of one Utica family have become ensnared in a U.S. Attorney’s Office investigation of questionable asbestos removal procedures and fraudulent paperwork associated with those two residences and with many other locations in the Mohawk Valley and Central and Northern New York, including schools and a medical center.
Deal reached with state on Eden asbestos mine
Published July 3, 2009, 12:05 am, The Barre Montpelier Times Argus
MONTPELIER — The former owners of the massive Belvidere asbestos mine near Eden has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to take steps to deal with the waste at the site. ... - Staff Report
Crews testing yards for asbestos fibers near former Grace factory in Spokane
Published July 2, 2009, 11:19 pm, Missoulian
SPOKANE - Crews are testing residential yards near W.R. Grace & Co.'s former insulation factory in Spokane for asbestos fibers that can cause cancer. The work was prompted by the recent declaration of Libby as a public health emergency.
EPA Testing for Asbestos Near Former Spokane Factory
Published July 1, 2009, 12:22 pm, Flathead Beacon
SPOKANE, Wash. – Crews are testing residential yards near W.R. Grace & Co.'s former insulation factory in Spokane for asbestos fibers that can cause cancer. The work was prompted by the recent declaration of Libby, Mont., as a public health emergency. For 22 years, Vermiculite Northwest produced Zonolite, an asbestos-tainted attic insulation. Rail cars brought vermiculite ore from Libby to the ...
EPA testing yards near former Spokane factory
Published July 1, 2009, 11:08 am, Seattle Times
Crews are testing residential yards near W.R. Grace & Co.'s former insulation factory in Spokane for asbestos fibers that can cause cancer. The work was prompted by the recent declaration of Libby, Mont., as a public health emergency.
W. Central yards retested for asbestos - Wed, 01 Jul 2009 PST
Published July 1, 2009, 12:08 am, The Spokesman-Review
Yards near W.R. Grace’s former Zonolite factory in Spokane are being retested for asbestos with new technology that can detect the cancer-causing fibers at ever lower levels. For Kandi Smith, that meant watching two men in white hazmat suits and respirators dig 30 soil samples from her lawn Tuesday morning. Cars driving past the house slowed, as drivers gawked at the scene.
EPA retests Spokane yards for asbestos - Tue, 30 Jun 2009 PST
Published June 30, 2009, 8:22 pm, The Spokesman-Review
Yards near W.R. Grace’s former Zonolite factory in Spokane are being retested for asbestos with new technology that can detect the cancer-causing fibers at ever lower levels.
Former Argentina Plant Workers Sue DuPont
Published June 29, 2009, 10:11 pm, Insurance Journal
Three men who worked at a DuPont Co. nylon plant in Argentina are suing the chemical manufacturer, claiming that it failed to protect them from asbestos that has left them seriously ill. The ...
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