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Google News Alert for: asbestos
August 2008
�Corporations pressure EPA to declare some asbestos
types less ...
Mesothelioma News - Dallas,TX,USA
The EPA is toying with changing the way it estimates the potential cancer
risk for people who inhale asbestos fibers. The
corporations that use or formerly ...
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Asbestosis victim had worked
in asbestos factory
Western Telegraph - Haverfordwest,Pembrokeshire,UK
During her early twenties a woman from Jeffreyston
worked for a short time with asbestos, which her family suspect
contributed to her death, ...
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Specialist support helps ease
the pain for asbestos victims
Portsmouth News - Portsmouth,England,UK
HUNDREDS of people with asbestos-related diseases are living more
comfortable lives thanks to a specialist support group. Hampshire Asbestos
Support and ...
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Asbestos cleanup could top $50000
Barre Montpelier
Times Argus
- Barre,VT,USA
By Sarah Hinckley Times Argus Staff MONTPELIER � Asbestos contamination cleanup costs at Main Street Middle School in Montpelier are estimated to be at ...
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Asbestos money welcome
The Republican - MassLive.com
- Springfield,MA,USA
The corporation has struggled with attempts to bring in developers,
partially because of asbestos contamination which could become a
liability for a ...
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Town: Asbestos worries unfounded
Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT,USA
By Neil Vigdor Despite its proximity to a school
where asbestos flooring is being removed, town officials said
Thursday that they will not move a Wiffle ...
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Asbestos blamed for cost overruns with
school project
Aspen Times - Aspen,CO,USA
ASPEN � Asbestos removal
has put the Aspen School
District�s construction project $1.3 million over budget, and
has delayed the demolition of an old ...
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Barre Town school closed over
possible asbestos issues
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
Following reports of improper asbestos-contaminated tile removal at a
Montpelier school, Barre Town school officials erred on the side of caution in pulling ...
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Asarco Bankruptcy Plan Calls
for $2.6 Billion Sale to Sterlite
Bloomberg - USA
The plan contains agreements that Asarco is formulating with principal
creditors, including the US government, a committee of asbestos
creditors and a ...
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UPDATE 1-Asarco files plan of
reorganization with US court
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
Asarco, which owns three copper mines in Arizona, filed for bankruptcy protection
in 2005, after it was sued over environmental clean-up and asbestos
claims ...
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Google News Alert
for: lead paint
August 2008
Bridge failure leads to other concerns
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
Lead paint residue in many forms was on this bridge, along with
construction supplies such as, but not limited to, other possible hazardous
material (gas, ...
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MID-CITY REDO HAS ONE LAST PROBLEM: LEAD PAINT
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
- New
Orleans,LA,USA
"New Orleans is known for having a problem with lead paint,"
he said. Lead dust has been shown to have adverse health effects on children who
ingest it. ...
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San Bernardino County health department offers
workshops to ...
Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA
Concern surrounding pre-1978 homes is especially strong, said Ward, citing
the risk of lead exposure from soil and chipped paints. AP photo The lead
paint ...
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Health Highlights: August 1, 2008
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
Last year, lead paint was a major factor in the recall of 45 million
toys and other children's items, the AP reported. Many of those items came
from China. ...
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McCain Accuses Obama Of
Playing "Race Card"
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
The Politico
reports that McCain "aides say their goal is to pre-empt what they
believe is Obama's effort to paint any
conventional campaign attacks as ...
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Lead scare in showbag
doll
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
A CLOWN doll has been removed from a Brisbane Exhibition showbag
after it was found to contain lead paint more than 30 times above the
acceptable level.
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Google Blogs
Alert for: lead paint
Better Basics for Your Baby�s Room
By Dr. Rashid Buttar's Blogmaster
If your old house has lead paint in good condition, cover it with
fresh paint rather than removing it, which releases lead dust
into the air. To test paint for lead, see www.epa.gov/lead/leadinfo.htm#buy
...
Center for
Advanced Medicine Blog - http://www.centerforadvancedmedicine.com/blog
DT Friday Freakout: Three Senators
Actually Voted Against Banning ...
By greg
It just gets compounded, because everything is plastic and made in China. You end up worrying about lead paint,
plastics, all these things our parents never
worried about." Congress sends Bush bill banning lead in toys [ap.google.com]
...
Daddy Types - http://daddytypes.com/
New consumer law protects all of God�s children in
America from ...
By Chloe Schwabe
-This bill also ratchets down lead limits from 600ppm to 100ppm in
children�s toys and jewelry, and to 90ppm in lead paint over a
three-year period. While not meeting the limit recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, ...
NCC Eco-Justice
Weblog - http://ecojustice.wordpress.com
Congress puts consumers first
By Joe Newman
For example, in China, where 94 percent of the toys recalled in 2007 were
made, the pressure to cut costs drives many manufacturers and subcontractors
to use lead paint, which costs two-thirds less than paint with
lower levels of lead. ...
citizenvox.org -
http://citizenvox.wordpress.com
Senate approves lead ban in toys
The bill would impose the toughest lead
standards in the world, banning lead beyond minute levels in products
for children 12 or younger. Lead paint was a major factor in the
recall of 45 million toys and children's items last year, ...
timesunion.com:
Nation/World Headlines - http://timesunion.com/nation/
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