Waste dumped on Dartmoor may contain deadly asbestos
Concerns have been raised that bags stuffed full of construction waste dumped on Dartmoor could contain the deadly material asbestos...
Month: August 2016
Family of asbestos cancer worker make plea to his former Swansea factory colleagues
The family of a former Gorseinon factory worker is appealing for help from his former colleagues after he died from asbestos related lung cancer...
Bereaved families of two York asbestos victims urge ex-colleagues to come forward
Families of two men who both apparently fell victim to York’s asbestos time-bomb have appealed for former colleagues to come forward with information...
Former bricklayer died after asbestos exposure, inquest told
A retired Southampton bricklayer died after years of asbestos exposure, an inquest heard. He was first exposed to deadly material whilst repairing a chimney...
Fly tippers dump sacks of killer asbestos near children’s playpark
Council acts after public safety alert was raised by passing project manager...
Dartford and Gravesham’s high number of mesothelioma asbestos deaths
More people are dying of an asbestos-related lung disease in Dartford and Gravesham than in most of the country, it has been revealed...
Former plumbing boss killed by asbestos exposure from apprenticeship in the 1970s
Popular businessman dies aged just 62, two years after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, even though he thought he had never worked with the deadly material...
New study challenges assumption of asbestos’ ability to move in soil
Scientist findings may have implications for current remediation strategies...