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Cooperative Research & Development Agreement Signed between the EPA and EMSL Analytical.
EMSL will be focusing on the identification, testing and evaluation of various techniques for analyzing environmental samples for the presence of asbestos. Cinnaminson, NJ, September 23rd, 2010 EMSL Analytical, Inc. has signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA and EMSL will work to cooperatively develop ...
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Naturally occurring asbestos in the southwest US
A report published by the US Geological Survey (USGS) contains a regional map and associated database that inventory 121 locations of reported natural asbestos and fibrous amphibole occurrences in the Southwestern United States, including Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. The map is based on a search of scientific literature and does not identify any new occurrences of asbestos. It is the fourth in a ...
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EPA Region 7’s healthy schools toolkit provides new online resources for school professionals, providers and public
As schools across the country are returning to classes, EPA Region 7 is introducing a suite of new, free web-based resources designed to help school administrators and service providers keep school buildings and facilities clean, green and healthy. EPA Region 7’s Healthy Schools Toolkit at www.epa.gov/region7/citizens/schools/toolkit.htm is also intended to help the public including ...
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Maryland Passes Asbestos Worker Protection Law
Beginning October 1, 2012, asbestos remediation workers in Maryland will be facing a fine five times larger then the maximum amount currently allowed by law for violating any environmental laws relating to asbestos in the state. Leaders of the Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America (LHSFNA) say this new fine, a maximum of $25,000, is setting a standard all states should follow. ...
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Bi-Partisan $140 Billion Asbestos Trust Fund Bill Floated
WASHINGTON, DC, April 21, 2005 (ENS) - A bill to end the ordeal of litigation over asbestos injury and death claims was introduced in the U.S. Senate Tuesday by Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. The product of months of meetings and mediation with industry stakeholders, the legislation is designed to provide compensation to ...
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Former St. Louis-Area City Councilman Gets Prison for Illegally Removing Asbestos
On Monday, a former East St. Louis, Ill. city councilman, Charles Powell Jr., was sentenced to a 15-month prison term and two years of supervised release for illegally removing asbestos during building renovation, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. Powell, owner of Powell's Demolition Co., was sentenced in the federal district court for the Southern District of Illinois. In ...
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Council fined after school caretaker exposed to asbestos
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers they must ensure all relevant employees are aware of the location of asbestos in the workplace after a school caretaker was exposed to hazardous dust. North Tyneside Council today pleaded guilty to five breaches of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002. It was fined £17,005 and ordered to pay £3,911 costs at North Tyneside ...
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EPA urges residents of Joplin, Mo., to keep Tornado debris segregated into categories as curbside pickup continues
As the process of recovering from the May 22 tornado nears the end of its eighth week, EPA Region 7 is urging residents and cleanup crews to keep residential storm debris segregated into six categories to speed curbside collection efforts. Under one of its emergency response missions assigned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), EPA and its contractors are continuing to collect ...
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Asbestos Landfill a Concern for Area Residents
LA Testing provides environmental and air testing services to ensure asbestos found in California does not cause health concerns for area residents. Garden Grove, CA, January 31st, 2011 A recent article highlighted the fact that once asbestos has been removed from a building the health concerns caused by the asbestos do not just go away. A California family in Vacaville is concerned about ...
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EPA removes Morris County site from superfund national priorities; cleanup work complete
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has successfully completed cleanup work at the Asbestos Dump Superfund site in Long Hill Township and Harding Township, Morris County, New Jersey and has deleted the site from the National Priorities List of hazardous waste sites, commonly known as the Superfund list. After assessing monitoring data, EPA has determined that the primary contaminant ...
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