Asbestos News Archives: June 2012
Former English electrician dies of malignant mesothelioma, Ed Michler, 6/28/12
Asbestos found at Australian mining site, Ariella Yu, 6/27/12
Georgia parents concerned about potential improper asbestos disposal at school, Janet Hartung, 6/27/12
Australian project halted again following asbestos find, Ed Michler, 6/26/12
Asbestos inspection scheduled for historic Virginia building, Ariella Yu, 6/26/12
Researcher unspools history of U.S. asbestos use, restriction, http://icoh.confex.com/icoh/2012/webprogram/Paper7171.html, 6/26/12
Radiological scans link mesothelioma to nonoccupational Libby asbestos exposure, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3261940/, 6/25/12
Asbestos removal closes down Connecticut high school, Ariella Yu, 6/25/12
New Jersey contractors indicted on asbestos charges, Ed Michler, 6/21/12
Asbestos ranks as leading cause of UK workplace deaths, Ariella Yu, 6/20/12
Asbestos delays demolition of University of Iowa auditorium, Ed Michler, 6/19/12
Work to remove asbestos from Washington high school set to begin, Ariella Yu, 6/18/12
EPA gives grant to remove asbestos from old Massachusetts building, Janet Hartung, 6/15/12
With risk of asbestos exposure, Exxon Valdez may continue to pollute, http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/04/world/la-fg-india-exxon-valdez-20120605, 6/14/12
Officials search for asbestos following Arkansas fire, Ariella Yu, 6/14/12
Slime protects community from asbestos-lined water pipes, http://cjme.com/story/reginas-water-pipes-contain-asbestos-its-not-dangerous/60162, 6/13/12
Asbestos removal from Welsh nursery to take months, Ed Michler, 6/13/12
North Carolina office building closed down over asbestos concerns, Ed Michler, 6/12/12
UK man dies 50 years after initial exposure to asbestos, Ed Michler, 6/11/12
Montana courthouse receives EPA grant to clean up asbestos, Janet Hartung, 6/8/12
Team updates findings on mesothelioma, cancers among Chinese asbestos workers, http://journals.lww.com/jto/Abstract/publishahead/Cause_Specific_Mortality_in_Relation_to.99301.aspx, 6/7/12
Welsh university receives asbestos scare, Ed Michler, 6/7/12
Asbestos discovery stops work on Australian building, Ed Michler, 6/6/12
Study: OSHA inspections effective in protecting workers, Ed Michler, 6/5/12
Former UK brewery worker died from asbestos exposure complications, Ariella Yu, 6/5/12
Scientists determine smallest asbestos fiber that may lead to mesothelioma, http://toxsci.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/05/12/toxsci.kfs171.short, 6/5/12
Asbestos cleared from former Jamaican police station, Ariella Yu, 6/4/12
Summer renovations at Texas school delayed by asbestos, Ed Michler, 6/1/12