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Breaking News: April 2006

(04-03-06) April 3rd, 2006 | Funeral Takes Place For 9/11 EMT Worker The funeral has taken place for an EMT worker who worked at Ground Zero in New York after the 9/11 tragedy, and then went on to develop the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, from which she died.

(04-04-06) April 4th, 2006 | New Research Center To Be Built In Sydney The New South Wales government has revealed its intention to build a new facility in Sydney for research into asbestos related diseases.

(04-05-06) April 5th, 2006 | Testing To Begin For Workers And Families Exposed To Asbestos Free medical testing is to be provided for workers and families that may have been exposed to asbestos from the WR Grace site in Hamilton.

(04-06-06) April 6th, 2006 | Recipients Of Asbestos Awards Announced The recipients of several awards to be presented at the 2nd annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference have been announced by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization.

(04-07-06) April 7th, 2006 | Asbestos Still Poses Threat Officials in Oregon have expressed concern over the dangers posed by asbestos even though the product was banned decades ago.

(04-10-06) April 10th, 2006 | Contractor Pleads Not Guilty To Asbestos Violation A contractor from Long Beach recently pleaded not guilty to asbestos related charges, after being accused of improperly removing asbestos during the renovation of an East Ocean Boulevard condo.

(04-11-06) April 11th, 2006 | ABB Settlement Finalized The settlement figure of $1.43 billion put forward by ABB has now been finalized, enabling the Swiss-Swedish engineering company to settle the bulk of claims against it.

(04-12-06) April 12th, 2006 | Nearly $2 Million Compensation Payout For Asbestos Exposure A man has been awarded damages of nearly $2 million after being exposed to asbestos and contracting the deadly asbestos related cancer known as mesothelioma.

(04-13-06) April 13th, 2006 | Replacing Asbestos Desks In School Could Prove Costly Officials have stated that it could cost tens of thousand of dollars to replace asbestos desks at Danbury High School.

(04-14-06) April 14th, 2006 | Teachers Concerned About Asbestos Removal A number of Madison Middle School teachers have expressed concerns about the health hazards and risks connected with the removal of asbestos and construction work on campus.

(04-17-06) April 17th, 2006 | UK Contractor Fined For Asbestos Violations A contractor from the UK has been fined over 10,000 GBP after being found guilty of asbestos violations.

(04-18-06) April 18th, 2006 | UK Paper Reports On Asbestos Deaths A UK paper has reported that up to 15 teachers are dying every year from asbestos related cancer, and that many children could also be at risk from the disease.

(04-19-06) April 19th, 2006 | Working With Asbestos Containing Textured Coating Is Low Risk The UK�s Health and Safety Executive has issued a report that claims working with asbestos containing textured coating poses a very low risk to health.

(04-20-06) April 20th, 2006 | 9/11 Shirt Tested For Asbestos Presence An analysis has been carried out on a shirt that was worn by a volunteer that worked at the Ground Zero site after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to check for signs of toxicity.

(04-21-06) April 21st, 2006 | London Tube Station Closed Due To Asbestos Brixton tube station, which is located at the end of the Victoria line on London�s underground, has been closed following the discovery of asbestos.

(04-24-06) April 24th, 2006 | Fort Myers Exhibition Hall May Be Demolished The famous exhibition hall in Fort Myers may be facing demolition 18 months after being deemed uninhabitable because of toxic contamination from substances such as mold and asbestos.

(04-25-06) April 25th, 2006 | Residents Outraged Over Clean Up Firm In Manhattan Many residents in Manhattan have spoken out about their outrage over the firm that has been hired to clean up and demolish the Deutsch Bank Building, which has been highly toxic since the terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001.

(04-26-06) April 26th, 2006 | Salinas Court House Closed Again Over Asbestos The Salinas court house had to be closed again earlier this week due to high asbestos readings.

(04-27-06) April 27th, 2006 | Asbestos In Detention Center Causes Problems The discovery of asbestos at the Villawood Detention Center in Sydney has resulted in inmates having to be moved to alternative facilities, one of which is one of the toughest prisons in the country.

(04-28-06) April 28th, 2006 | Court Operations May Be Moved Due To Asbestos Talks are underway to discuss the possibility of moving staff and court operations from the North Wing of Monterey County Courthouse after abnormally high levels of asbestos were detected earlier this month, prompting officials to close down the court house temporarily.

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