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Decent living conditions remain a mirage for residents of Thiruvathavur refugee camp
2 days, 20 hours ago

Decent living conditions remain a mirage for residents of Thiruvathavur refugee camp

The Hindu  

Despite Madurai district having been declared open defecation-free in 2017, the conditions inside the Sri Lankan refugee camp at Thiruvathavur in Melur taluk look otherwise, says an activist. Though a large number of people, 555 families - 943 men, 800 women and 289 children - reside there, toilet facilities for this many are very poor in the camp, says A. …

Residents Camp
Major fire at former shoe museum in Waalwijk, asbestos released
1 week, 4 days ago

Major fire at former shoe museum in Waalwijk, asbestos released

NL Times  

A large fire broke out Monday evening in a vacant warehouse in Waalwijk, which previously housed the Dutch Leather and Shoe Museum. The cause of the fire remains unknown, according to the Midden- en West-Brabant Safety Region. "Residents who may have inhaled smoke are advised to contact their general practitioner for further guidance," the safety region stated. Fire crews worked …

Safety Region
How an innocent act as a child led to my deadly 'second-hand' lung disease decades later
1 week, 6 days ago

How an innocent act as a child led to my deadly 'second-hand' lung disease decades later

Daily Mail  

A woman with a deadly lung disease is thought to have caught a 'second-hand' lung condition from her father decades prior. Doctors believe her secondhand exposure as a child to asbestos, which weakens lung tissue, led her to develop pleural plaques - thickened areas of tissue on the lining of the lungs. Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, …

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FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos-free
2 weeks, 1 day ago

FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos-free

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON — Cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any products containing talc are free of asbestos under a federal rule proposed Thursday. But recent FDA- Still, concerns about the risk prompted Congress to pass a 2023 law requiring the FDA to release new industry standards for asbestos testing. Dr. Linda Katz, the director of the …

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FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos-free
2 weeks, 1 day ago

FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos-free

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any products containing talc are free of asbestos under a federal rule proposed Thursday. Dr. Linda Katz, the director of the FDA’s Office of Cosmetics and Colors, said in a statement that the agency has “carefully considered the scientific evidence and complex policy issues related to detecting …

Cancer Asbestos Cosmetic Talc Fda Proposes
Baby powder potentially laced with asbestos now under recall in 35 states
2 months, 1 week ago

Baby powder potentially laced with asbestos now under recall in 35 states

The Independent  

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Urgent recall of baby powder that may cause CANCER and was sold in 35 states
2 months, 1 week ago

Urgent recall of baby powder that may cause CANCER and was sold in 35 states

Daily Mail  

More than 40,000 bottles of a baby powder sold on Amazon have been recalled over fears they could be laced with cancer-causing asbestos. Dynacare's baby powder, sold on Amazon, is being recalled over fears it may be contaminated with asbestos A total of 35 states are now included in Dynacare's recall, up from the 13 included in the initial alert …

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Labour need to take action on the NHS and not just more talk
2 months, 3 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Labour need to take action on the NHS and not just more talk

Daily Mail  

In opposition, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the NHS was ‘broken’ and must be fixed without delay. DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Health Secretary Wes Streeting wants a 'national conversation' before reforming the NHS, but the problems are plain to see What he has done so far is hardly convincing. Asbestos danger sign at building construction site Tragedy of errors Having already …

Nhs
National push to remove millions of tonnes of asbestos from homes to save thousands of lives
3 months, 4 weeks ago

National push to remove millions of tonnes of asbestos from homes to save thousands of lives

ABC  

Kerry Wynn-Taylor is on borrowed time, living with a "ticking time-bomb". "I just wish that people would take asbestos dangers really seriously," she said. Average removal $10k Ms Markey's father Robert Vojakovic worked at the infamous Wittenoom blue asbestos mine in Western Australia and fought for workers struck down by disease. "It's not that jurisdictions aren't doing it and aren't …

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Montana asbestos clinic seeks to reverse $6M in fines, penalties over false claims
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Montana asbestos clinic seeks to reverse $6M in fines, penalties over false claims

The Independent  

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Why silica dust could become the 'new asbestos' health risk
5 months ago

Why silica dust could become the 'new asbestos' health risk

Hindustan Times  

If inhaled, silica dust from cut or drilled stone, can cause a fatal lung disease. Daily exposure to silica dust, released from cement and stone, can lead to silicosis, which is a scarring and hardening of the lungs New limits to a person's daily exposure to silica dust in the construction, mining, dentistry and other industries could save about 13,000 …

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Buckingham Palace renovation spend exceeds £239m amid asbestos discovery
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Buckingham Palace renovation spend exceeds £239m amid asbestos discovery

The Independent  

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WA government announces payments of up to $4,000 after homes destroyed in Bunbury tornado as asbestos alert issued
7 months, 4 weeks ago

WA government announces payments of up to $4,000 after homes destroyed in Bunbury tornado as asbestos alert issued

ABC  

In short: Payments of up to $4,000 will be available to residents impacted by a tornado that damaged homes in Bunbury, south of Perth. Residents whose homes were destroyed by a tornado that tore through the Western Australian city of Bunbury will be eligible for up to $4,000 in financial help from the state government. WA Premier Roger Cook made …

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Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands

Associated Press  

— A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened. Jurors said asbestos-contaminated vermiculite that spilled in the rail yard in the town of Libby, Montana was a substantial factor in the …

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Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Inc. to pay $45 million to cancer victim's family in US
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Inc. to pay $45 million to cancer victim's family in US

Hindustan Times  

Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Inc. were ordered to pay $45 million to the family of an Illinois woman who blamed the companies’ baby powders for giving her a fatal cancer in what was the first verdict against the J&J spinoff in a decade-long litigation over the product. Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Inc. were ordered to pay $45 million …

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BNSF Railway says it didn’t know about asbestos that’s killed hundreds in Montana town
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BNSF Railway says it didn’t know about asbestos that’s killed hundreds in Montana town

Associated Press  

— BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program. BNSF attorney Chad Knight said the railroad could only be held liable if it could have foreseen the …

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Asbestos victim’s dying words aired in wrongful death case against Buffet’s railroad
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Asbestos victim’s dying words aired in wrongful death case against Buffet’s railroad

Associated Press  

— Thomas Wells ran a half-marathon at age 60 and played recreational volleyball until he was 63. The estates of Wells and a second mesothelioma victim accuse the railroad and its corporate predecessors in a lawsuit of polluting Libby, Montana, with asbestos-contaminated vermiculite from a nearby mine that was transported through the remote town’s rail yard in boxcars for much …

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Asbestos victims in Montana want Buffett’s railroad company held responsible
9 months ago

Asbestos victims in Montana want Buffett’s railroad company held responsible

Associated Press  

— An attorney for two people who died of a rare lung cancer argued on Monday for a jury to hold BNSF Railway responsible for pollution in a small Montana town near the U.S.-Canada border where thousands of people were exposed to toxic asbestos dust. Plaintiffs’ attorney Mark Lanier said the dangers of asbestos were well known by the industry …

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Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffett’s railroad to court
9 months ago

Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffett’s railroad to court

Associated Press  

— Paul Resch remembers playing baseball as a kid on a field constructed from asbestos-tainted vermiculite, mere yards from railroad tracks where trains kicked up clouds of dust as they hauled the contaminated material from a mountaintop mine through the northwestern Montana town of Libby. “There was piles of it along the railroad tracks.. You would get clouds of dust …

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EPA slaps Hobsons Bay council with notices over asbestos mulch fears
9 months ago

EPA slaps Hobsons Bay council with notices over asbestos mulch fears

ABC  

Victoria's Environment Protection Authority has slapped a local council with two remedial notices following concerns over asbestos-contaminated mulch in parks. On Sunday, the EPA ordered Hobsons Bay City Council to inspect all council-managed parks and gardens that have received mulch in the past 18 months. New mulch around the reserve's toilet blocks was found to be contaminated with building waste, …

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EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
9 months, 3 weeks ago

EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The EPA's final rule marks a major expansion of …

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EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
9 months, 3 weeks ago

EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. While chlorine is a commonly used disinfectant in water treatment, there are only eight chlor-alkali plants in the U.S. that still use …

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Canberra has asbestos worries again, but experts say it's unlikely to be a repeat of the Mr Fluffy saga
10 months ago

Canberra has asbestos worries again, but experts say it's unlikely to be a repeat of the Mr Fluffy saga

ABC  

In short: The recent discovery of bonded asbestos in mulch across Canberra has sparked memories of the Mr Fluffy asbestos saga for many residents. The recent discovery of bonded asbestos in mulch across Canberra has sparked memories of the Mr Fluffy asbestos saga for many residents. With the recent discovery of bonded asbestos in mulch across Canberra, after first being …

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Testing for asbestos in mulch relies almost solely on the humble human eye
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Testing for asbestos in mulch relies almost solely on the humble human eye

ABC  

Since January, New South Wales has been gripped by concern over asbestos found in recycled mulch laid at public parks, supermarkets and schools. The NSW Environment Protection Authority has identified one supplier as common across all contaminated sites — Greenlife Resource Recovery Facility — but is investigating the "complex supply chains involved". "The recycled mulch is independently tested by a …

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