Archive for September, 2009
Dumped Asbestos Debris Found in Crow River
Date: admin | 30 September 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
Discarded asbestos-containing tiles were discovered by a group of volunteers while cleaning up their community. Asbestos is a known carcinogen.
Martin Waters, the Mayor of Hanover, was one among the volunteers cleaning up the Crow River area in Hanover Saturday, Sept. 12.
According to Walters, they came across an area where they found illegally dumped asbestos-containing debris [...]
Company Owner Indicted over Fake Asbestos Testing Reports
Date: admin | 29 September 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
KSDK – The owner of J & C Environmental Services, Inc., a St. Louis based company, has been indicted for producing bogus reports on buildings he never tested.
According to the accusation, Calvin Burks, 57, created fictitious asbestos inspection reports on buildings to be demolished in St. Louis. Burks carried out over 100 asbestos inspections of [...]
Police Employees Exposed to Asbestos
Date: admin | 28 September 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
Fresno, CA – Ninety Fresno Police Department employees might have been exposed to asbestos on Monday, September 21, 2009.
A construction work has been going on in the department building since September 14, 2008. Crews were installing fire-suppression equipment, when they realized they disturbed materials probably containing asbestos, a known carcinogen, around 12:00 p.m.
A construction crew [...]
Widow Names 7 Companies in Asbestos Lawsuit
Date: admin | 25 September 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
A woman is suing seven defendant corporations claiming that the asbestos-related illness that her recently departed husband had developed was caused by the negligence of these companies.
According to the lawsuit filed Sept. 17 in Jefferson County District Court, Elijah Denson Sr. worked as a laborer, furnace worker and carpenter and he was exposed to asbestos [...]
Schroon Lake Central School to Reopen after Asbestos Removal
Date: admin | 24 September 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
SCHROON LAKE – Schroon Lake Central School officials are planning to reopen the building Thursday. The school was closed Wednesday for cleaning up asbestos from behind the wall of a bathroom.
According to Superintendent Michael Bonnewell, if air test results indicate no asbestos contamination, classes will resume Thursday itself.
In case the test results come out positive [...]
