Investment secured for developers of asbestos warning device
Devon-based business which has developed a new asbestos warning device has secured investment to support the commercialisation of its technology...
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Rochdale woman claims washing husband’s asbestos-ridden clothes gave her cancer
A woman believes her fatal lung cancer was caused by washing her late husband’s asbestos-ridden clothes...
Oldest cinema in Wales closes down temporarily due to suspected asbestos
Wales' oldest cinema has been forced to close while investigation work is carried out into possible asbestos at the site...
Asbestos risk is assessed at nearly 5,000 Northern Ireland homes, says NIHE
Hundreds of homes in Northern Ireland have areas effectively placed out of bounds due to asbestos contamination with almost 5,000 more under review, the NI Housing Executive has said...
Nine in ten Nottinghamshire schools still contain potentially lethal asbestos
Nine in ten schools in Nottinghamshire still contain asbestos – and nearly £200,000 in damages has been paid to employees who have been exposed to it in the past....
MPs to move out of ‘asbestos-riddled’ Parliament in £4bn restoration plan
The true scale of asbestos in the Palace of Westminster is so vast that MPs were in danger of inhaling the lethal substance, according to a report...
Library closes for refurbishment after asbestos find
A library has temporarily closed after asbestos was discovered in its ceiling...
New study challenges assumption of asbestos’ ability to move in soil
Scientist findings may have implications for current remediation strategies...