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Breaking News: July 2005

(07-06-05) July 6th, 2005 | ABB Hopes To Sort Out Asbestos Issues The engineering firm, ABB, has stated that it hopes to sort out its asbestos issues over the course of the year, but added that no deadlines could be given and there were no guarantees.

(07-07-05) July 7th, 2005 | Air Quality Concerns Over Des Moines Financial Center Building There are concerns about the hundreds of people that work in the Financial Center based downtown in Des Moines, as well as those that visit the center.

(07-01-05) July 1st, 2005 | Passive Asbestos Exposure Raises Concerns We have known about the dangers of passive smoking and cancer for many years, but the latest concern is regarding passive asbestos inhalation and cancer.

(07-05-05) July 5th, 2005 | James Hardie Arranges Facilities To Pay Compensation James Hardie, the Australian building firm that has been hitting the headlines repeatedly over recent years for its failure to pay compensation to asbestos victims, has confirmed that it has now set up facilities to get continual cash in order to pay the victims of its asbestos products over the next forty years.

(07-08-05) July 8th, 2005 | Asbestos Causes Concern In Building Demolition The Photech Mill in Williamstown on Cole Avenue is scheduled for demolition.

(07-11-05) July 11th, 2005 | Asbestos Fraud Man Slated By Son A man that has been found guilty of asbestos related offenses has been slated by his own son.

(07-12-05) July 12th, 2005 | Asbestos Picketers Outside Las Vegas Hilton Members of a carpenters� union have been picketing outside the Las Vegas Hilton hotel for several weeks, claiming that asbestos is being mis-handled as part of a renovation project being carried out there by construction crews.

(07-13-05) July 13th, 2005 | County Library To Re-Open After Asbestos Removal The Midlands County Library is due to re-open in a couple of weeks after being closed in February for the removal of asbestos and mold.

(07-14-05) July 14th, 2005 | Florida Man Arrested For Pretending To Be Asbestos Expert State and federal agents have arrested a 49-year-old man from Pinellas Park, Florida, after it was revealed that he had obtained work in Florida by posing as an expert in asbestos related matters.

(07-15-05) July 15th, 2005 | Franklin High School � Asbestos Sends Budget Soaring The renovations at Franklin high school are causing some controversy at the moment, after revelations that the work will cost millions partly because a good deal of asbestos was discovered in the structure of the building.

(07-18-05) July 18th, 2005 | Free Rubble Is Asbestos Liability The offer of free rubble at the former UK Kangol site is under investigation by the Environment Agency as it contains asbestos and is potentially dangerous.

(07-19-05) July 19th, 2005 | Memos Prove That W R Grace Were Aware Of Asbestos Risks Internal memos have been found that prove that W R Grace officials were aware and concerned about the acceptance and sale of asbestos products for many years.

(07-20-05) July 20th, 2005 | UK Council Building Rife With Asbestos A council building in Reading, in the UK, is so contaminated with asbestos that it has been dubbed a serious health hazard, and every project that needs to be done inside the building has to be done by fully trained asbestos experts in full safety gear.

(07-21-05) July 21st, 2005 | Mesothelioma Blood Test To Be Distributed An announcement has been made with regards to the distribution of MesomarkTM, a blood test that will be used to speed up the diagnosis of mesothelioma, the asbestos related cancer.

(07-22-05) July 22nd, 2005 | Widow To Get Compensation Payout After Husband Dies The widow of a man that died from meosthelioma before seeing a penny of his compensation award is to receive all of the money transferred directly to her.

(07-25-05) July 25th, 2005 | Woman Concerned About Asbestos Removal Across The Road A Franklin Street resident has expressed concerns about asbestos contamination following an asbestos abatement project across the road from her home.

(07-26-05) July 26th, 2005 | Washington Man Fights For Compensation For Father�s Death A man from Washington in the UK is preparing to fight it out with members of parliament after his father died from mesothelioma, which he contracted while working at a British plant as a plumber and a maintenance controller.

(07-27-05) July 27th, 2005 | Asbestos Exposure In Rancho Cucamonga A local couple and some flooring company workers have been exposed to asbestos in Rancho Cucamonga after a flooring job went awry.

(07-28-05) July 28th, 2005 | Concerns About Asbestos Contamination In Sacramento A resident of a Sacramento suburb has raised concerns about asbestos contamination stemming from bulldozers that were working on land for the construction of new homes six years ago.

(07-29-05) July 29th, 2005 | Innkeeper Accused Of Clean Air Act Violations Through Asbestos Removal A 70-year-old Innkeeper from Sheffield has been accused of violating the Massachusetts Clean Air Act and the Labor and Industries Act.

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