Mesothelioma risk known in '78
The government was aware that inhaling even a small amount of asbestos could cause mesothelioma, an incurable cancer, more than a decade before Japan started to curb asbestos use in 1989, according to a 1978 report by a labor ministry expert panel obtained by Kyodo News.
Gov't knew in 1978 that low doses of asbestos were carcinogenic
_ The government was aware that inhaling even a small amount of asbestos could cause mesothelioma, a type of cancer, more than a decade before Japan started to control asbestos use in 1989, a 1978 report by a labor ministry expert panel obtained by Kyodo News on Monday showed.
Baron & Budd, P.C. Attorney Virginia Adams Marentette Elected to Board of Directors of The Trial Lawyers for Public
Virginia Adams Marentette, an attorney with the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation at the organizations annual meeting Monday in Toronto, Canada. [PRWEB Jul 28, 2005]
Gov't eyes releasing names of asbestos-related firms
_ The government on Wednesday started looking into the possibility of releasing the names of Japanese companies with records of having handled asbestos, government sources said.
Japan's asbestos time bomb
Tokyo dispatch: The failure of the world's second-largest economy to heed the health warnings over asbestos amounts to a national disgrace, writes Justin McCurry.
Japan's asbestos time bomb
It was once embraced as the answer to the construction industry's prayers: a cheap, light and easily obtainable substance that would make buildings stronger, warmer and more resistant to fire. A quarter of a century has passed since the world was emphatically warned that asbestos was also a killer.
Asbestos check conducted near just 3 out of 2,000 factories
_ The government conducted asbestos air pollution checks in fiscal 1981-1983 at only three out of more than 2,000 factories handling the carcinogenic material, government sources said Wednesday.
Veterans exposed to asbestos deserve our help
Politicians in Washington love to talk about the Greatest Generation, but whether they truly honor those who defended this country in its darkest hour depends on actions, not words.
New Dust Regulations in El Dorado County
EL DORADO COUNTY—“If you disturb ground you must prevent dust,” said Jon Morgan of El Dorado County Environmental Management. That’s the basis of a 20-year old rule in El Dorado County that has recently been updated concerning dust, and implemented by the county board of supervisors. It affects any construction that breaks ground in the county. “They have to make sure that they cradle to grave
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(AP) Silver Bay, Minn. Officials with the Minnesota Department of Health are hoping to launch three studies into possible health risks on the Iron Range from asbestos.
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