Learn about 2011 Mesothelioma news and mesothelioma statistics at Advocacy 101 – 2011 Mesothelioma Symposium, sponsored by http://www.curemeso.org. Watch this video of the International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma.
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Learn about 2011 Mesothelioma news and mesothelioma statistics at Advocacy 101 – 2011 Mesothelioma Symposium, sponsored by http://www.curemeso.org. Watch this video of the International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma.
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The former Almaden Air Force Station that sits on top of Mount Umunhum just south of San Jose, California is currently being cleaned up so that it can be turned into a public park with views of San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Workers in hazardous materials suits are in charge of removing...
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The Pacific Meso Center (PMC) at The Pacific Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute will help sponsor a UCLA Seminar on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the protective lining of the lungs caused almost exclusively by prolonged asbestos exposure. Lung cancer and other types of mesothelioma that affect the lining...
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Alta Vista Middle School in Carlsbad, New Mexico was closed for the second time in two weeks in early March due to asbestos. Parents claim that their children are sick, and they still have no concrete explanation as to why. School officials have countered the parent’s insinuations that asbestos may be the cause by...
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled an enforcement action against the General Services Administration (GSA) and four of its contractors (Goody Clancy and Associates, ATC Associates, Suffolk Construction Company and Fleet Industrial Services) for violating the federal Clean Air Act requirements by failing to properly remove, handle and dispose of asbestos during a...
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Demolition has begun on the Weeping Willow Motel in Bay Shore, New York. The motel, built in 1956, has seen better days, and after changing from a resort motel to a social services shelter, the building has now been abandoned. In 2009, the State purchased the property for $1.5 million and hopes to use...
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Spenser Abatement Services, a Puyallup, Washington company, has been fined $437,000 by the state Department of Labor and Industries for asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a toxic mineral that was mined throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and used in a variety of industries, including construction, up until it was banned from use in the...
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Mary Adams of Circleville, Ohio has posthumously lost an asbestos claim against Goodyear. Adams’ death was caused by malignant mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the protective lining of the body’s major cavities and organs that is caused almost exclusively by prolonged asbestos exposure. The Adams family accuses Goodyear of negligent asbestos control on their...
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The renovation of the City-County Building in Fort Wayne, Ohio may cost $2.4 million more than originally anticipated. The project was originally estimated to cost $5 million, with $4.5 million already budgeted for renovation. The extra $2.4 million, however, may not be spent in its entirety, and any remaining funds would be returned to...
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