Breaking News: September 2005 -- MesoLink.org

(09-01-05) September 1st, 2005 | Dumped Asbestos Waste At Dundee Industrial Site Fly tippers have been dumping potentially lethal waste at an industrial site in Dundee.

(09-02-05) September 2nd, 2005 | Texoma Town Being Investigated For Asbestos Violation An investigation has been launched after it was discovered that Antlers School District may have violated asbestos regulations by allowing shingles that could contain asbestos to be buried on school property.

(09-05-05) September 5th, 2005 | Work Grinds To A Halt At North Junior High School Work at North Junior High School has come to a standstill after small amounts of asbestos were found in the ceiling plaster after contractors had drilled into it.

(09-07-05) September 7th, 2005 | Asbestos Dumping Problem In UK Borough A city borough in the UK has identified a fly-tipping issue in the area, where people have been dumping asbestos waste, which could prove lethal if it results in contamination of the air.

(09-09-05) September 9th, 2005 | Fire In Unit Complex Containing Asbestos Half a million dollars worth of damage has been caused at a unit complex in Australia.

(09-12-05) September 12th, 2005 | Georgia Has Most Former Asbestos Mines And Sites Georgia has been listed by the US Geological Survey as having the highest number of former asbestos sites and mines along the East coast.

(09-13-05) September 13th, 2005 | Killingly High School Asbestos Clean Up Underway Asbestos abatement and clean up is underway at Killingly High School after asbestos was found in the auditorium.

(09-14-05) September 14th, 2005 | Local Residents Concerned About Asbestos Residents of neighborhoods near a recently burned out sawmill have expressed concern with regards to the possibility of asbestos contamination.

(09-15-05) September 15th, 2005 | Seventy Billion Over Next Decade On Bailout Fund The Congressional Budget Office has recently announced that the proposed asbestos fund is likely to have to pay out $70 billion in compensation over the next decade alone.

(09-16-05) September 16th, 2005 | Japan To Address Asbestos Compensation The Japanese government is taking steps to address compensation payouts to those affected by asbestos adverse health effects.

(09-19-05) September 19th, 2005 | Possible Asbestos Violation In Grants Pass The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has reported that the city of Grants Pass may have violated asbestos regulations and laws by allowing asbestos rubble into its garbage transfer station.

(09-20-05) September 20th, 2005 | Westminster Center School � Delay In Opening Due to a variety of renovation and construction problems, the Westminster Center School will be delayed in opening.

(09-21-05) September 21st, 2005 | Asbestos Testing To Be Carried Out After Arson Attack The burnt out shell of a dance hall in Lebanon has to be tested for asbestos following a recent arson attack.

(09-22-05) September 22nd, 2005 | Asbestos Training Given To Hygienists The US naval hospital at Camp Lester, Okinawa, has been providing training for hygienists to enable them to learn more about asbestos, how and where it is used, and how to identify its presence.

(09-23-05) September 23rd, 2005 | Community Center Shuts Down Due To Possible Asbestos A Los Angeles community center has been deemed unsafe and has been shut down by the authorities much to the horror of center staff and directors.

(09-26-05) September 26th, 2005 | Concerns Over Asbestos At School There are increasing fears over asbestos exposure at a school in the UK following the discovery of this potentially lethal substance.

(09-27-05) September 27th, 2005 | Families Want Asbestos Work Halted Families living near an infirmary have expressed concern over asbestos contamination, and have demanded that asbestos removal work is halted.

(09-28-05) September 28th, 2005 | Motorsports Park Closes Due To Asbestos Contamination A decision has been made by officials to close the Fairbairn Motorsports Park until further notice following the discovery of asbestos contamination at the site.

(09-29-05) September 29th, 2005 | Lawsuit Filed Over Asbestos Fire A lawsuit has been filed in St. Louis by two men that claim a fire caused by explosions scattered asbestos debris in the area.

(09-30-05) September 30th, 2005 | Man Sentenced Over Asbestos-Related Charges A 47-year-old Philadelphia man has been sentenced to prison over asbestos-related charges.

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