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New study challenges assumption of asbestos’ ability to move in soil
Scientist findings may have implications for current remediation strategies…
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School in Essex fined £46,000 for exposing staff to asbestos
Following an HSE investigation, a mid-Essex school has been ordered to pay £46,000 after a poorly-planned refurbishment exposed staff to asbestos…
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Car giant General Motors UK Ltd sentenced following asbestos contamination
General Motors UK Ltd has been fined £120,000 after it was discovered that asbestos boarding panels had contaminated a site…
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Asbestos discovery delays £16m school build
Work on a new £16 million education campus in West Dunbartonshire has been delayed until winter next year due to the discovery of asbestos…
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Asbestos-hit Cwmcarn High School to close permanently
A school which shut after asbestos was found and a removal worker later died, will close permanently…
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Indoor market closed following fear of asbestos exposure
The indoor market in Sandbach has been closed until further notice following concerns that a collapsed roof may have exposed asbestos…
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Twenty building sites sent material containing asbestos
Twenty building sites in Co Wicklow and Dublin were supplied with material contaminated with a cancer-causing mineral from a local quarry…
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Lethal asbestos is present in 70,000 Housing Executive Northern Ireland homes
The cancer-causing fibres are present in nearly three-quarters of dwellings, figures have revealed. The details emerged after a Freedom of Information request…
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