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.
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.
State seeks studies of asbestos-related diseases on Iron Range
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.
Survey: Many local govts don't know asbestos statistics
Some local governments do not know how many people in their area have died of mesothelioma, a type of cancer believed linked to asbestos exposure, despite the central government advising them each year of the number of deaths in their area from the disease, according to results of the nationwide survey released Saturday by The Yomiuri Shimbun.
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