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A retired nurse died from lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos in the hospital where she worked, an inquest has ...
The family of a man who died from an asbestos-related cancer have won compensation from his former employer and donated a ...
Over 80% of New York City public schools built with the known carcinogen asbestos did not undergo mandatory inspections in ...
The audit by the New York City Comptroller’s Office obtained exclusively by The Post found that more than 82% of the city’s 1 ...
The presence of asbestos alone isn't necessarily a health risk — but the inspections are supposed to look for dangerous ...
Researchers have identified the molecular mechanism responsible for the fragmentation of plastics into nanoparticles. These ...
Manchester Metropolitan Library contains 196 instances of asbestos, according to a refurbishment survey completed on the ...
French company Altrad, which bought British asbestos board firm eight years ago, has apparently offered just £3 million in ...
The owner of a Beach Street building with asbestos issues could face a $150,440 fine and civil penalties up to $15,000 per ...
Just 18% of the more-than 1,400 New York City schools containing asbestos had their required triennial inspection between ...
Asbestos was commonly used in buildings of the Cleveland Centre’s age as a fire-retardant material, but poses no risk to the ...
A self-employed roofing contractor has been ordered to undertake unpaid work after the uncontrolled spread of asbestos in an ...