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Breaking News: August 2005

(08-01-05) August 1st, 2005 | Kubota Pays Out To Families Affected By Asbestos The Kubota Corporation, a Japanese machine maker, has stated that it has paid out compensation to nearly 100 families that have been affected by asbestos poisoning in some way.

(08-02-05) August 2nd, 2005 | Asbestos Not A Problem Following Fire The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that there is no airborne asbestos contamination risk at the site of a massive fire at a gas distributor.

(08-03-05) August 3rd, 2005 | Danger Of Asbestos Exposure To Melbourne City Workers And Residents The health and maybe even the lives of residents and workers in Melbourne, Australia, are being put at risk due to the contamination of a power station.

(08-04-05) August 4th, 2005 | Japanese Officials Confirm Deaths Of Asbestos Workers� Wives As Japan deepens its probe into the effects of asbestos in relation to dangerous and deadly health problems, officials have confirmed that at least four women have died through exposure to asbestos that came from their husbands, who worked with asbestos.

(08-05-05) August 5th, 2005 | London Attacks Spark Asbestos Contamination Concerns The recent tragedy that hit London last month has left lasting repercussions, with many expressing concerns over the possibility of asbestos contamination resulting from the underground tube station blasts.

(08-08-05) August 8th, 2005 | The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Announces Coalition The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization has announced the introduction of its Asbestos Victims Coalition, which has been formed to make sure that asbestos victims are represented and treated fairly.

(08-09-05) August 9th, 2005 | University Of Montana's Science Complex Sealed Off Through Asbestos Contamination The fourth floor at the University of Montana's Science Complex was recently sealed off following the detection of abnormally high asbestos levels in the air.

(08-10-05) August 10th, 2005 | Japanese Government Accused Of Asbestos Negligence The rising number of asbestos related deaths coming to light in Japan has sparked accusations that the government has been negligent and has not given enough time to looking at the policies regarding asbestos, even though the first warnings about the dangers of this substance were issued a quarter of a century ago.

(08-11-05) August 11th, 2005 | Naturally Occurring Asbestos Could Boost Risk Of Cancer A study carried out in California has revealed that being exposed on a daily basis to naturally occurring asbestos can increase the chances of getting mesothelioma, the asbestos related cancer, and other asbestos related health problems.

(08-12-05) August 12th, 2005 | More Asbestos Related Occupational Deaths Revealed In Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd is the latest company in Japan to reveal worrying figures with regards to asbestos related injuries sustained by workers exposed to this substance.

(08-15-05) August 15th, 2005 | Tasmania May Make Changes To Asbestos Claims Law It has been revealed that Tasmania officials and lawmakers are looking into making changes to the current laws relating to asbestos.

(08-16-05) August 16th, 2005 | New Guidance On Asbestos Management Issued In The UK A UK asbestos solutions provider, Thames Laboratories, has issued a free report with new guidance on asbestos management.

(08-17-05) August 17th, 2005 | Property Demolition Postponed Due To Asbestos Two properties on Journal Square that were scheduled for demolition will now not be demolished until later in the year due to a range of problems that have been discovered including asbestos.

(08-18-05) August 18th, 2005 | Widow Gets Quarter Of A Million From James Hardie The compensation trust for James Hardie Industries has paid out a quarter of a million dollars to the widow of a California man that died after working at the Los Angeles factory that distributed James Hardie�s asbestos products.

(08-19-05) August 19th, 2005 | Asbestos Found At Plant High levels of asbestos have been found at the Northshore Mining Co. taconite plant by federal officials.

(08-22-05) August 22nd, 2005 | Council Denies Asbestos In Nursing Home The South Middlesex Opportunity Council has denied a charge that a nursing home that it recently bought is riddled with asbestos.

(08-23-05) August 23rd, 2005 | New Rules For El Dorado Constructions Following the recent controversy over naturally occurring asbestos in the El Dorado Hills area, county officials have brought in a new ruling that will hopefully ease some of the problems and risks associated with the disturbance of naturally occurring asbestos through construction.

(08-24-05) August 24th, 2005 | Demolition Delay For School Due To Asbestos Delays have been experienced with the demolition of the older part Iber Holmes Gove Middle School due to the length of time taken for the asbestos abatement.

(08-25-05) August 25th, 2005 | Fifteen States Could Contain Naturally Occurring Asbestos Over 320 sites in Maryland and 14 other states have been identified as potentially containing naturally occurring asbestos.

(08-26-05) August 26th, 2005 | Albertans May Be Inadvertently Exposed To Asbestos Following recent floods that have left them having to try and clean up and repair buildings and homes, Albertans have been warned that they could inadvertently end up exposing themselves to a different type of danger in the form of asbestos.

(08-29-05) August 29th, 2005 | Patients In Hospital Could Be Put At Risk An experienced asbestos consultant who has been in the business for 20 years has expressed concern over the risk that patients in hospitals could be put at risk during times of renovation when toxic materials such as lead and asbestos could be released.

(08-30-05) August 30th, 2005 | MHSA To Reduce Exposure To Asbestos For Miners The MHSA (Mine Safety and Health Administration) is to reduce the exposure levels of miners to asbestos.

(08-31-05) August 31st, 2005 | Developers Failed To Tell Residents About Asbestos UK property developers have twice failed to inform residents about the presence of asbestos in a former factory.

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