Archive for August, 2007

The main Jersey City Public Library to Cleanup Asbestos

Date: admin | 31 August 2007 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized

Officials announced that the main Jersey City Public Library would be closed on Saturdays until the end of next month.
Construction crews will be cleaning up asbestos this summer. This has been decided as a part of a $15 million capital improvement plan.
Asbestos is a natural material that is made of tiny [...]

Predicted deaths from mesothelioma

Date: admin | 29 August 2007 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today published updated statistics predicting the future numbers of people likely to die in Britain as a result of mesothelioma, a form of cancer caused by asbestos.
These statistics, put together using the latest modelling techniques, suggest the annual number of deaths will peak at a [...]