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Asbestos Find Halts Demolition Project in California Town
Last month, an article in the Oakdale Leader discussed how demolition activities at an old city water tank had to be halted and eventually changed due to the discovery of asbestos on the inside of the tank. According to the article, the water tank was built in 1912 and initial tests on the outside of the tank did not indicate the presence of asbestos. Once demolition began, workers found a ...
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$800,000 in Brownfield Grants Headed to Pima County, Arizona and the City of Tucson
LA Testing provides extensive testing solutions to identify contaminants and help revitalize old properties into new resources for communities. Los Alamitos, CA. In April the Arizona city of Tucson and Pima County received the good news that they would be receiving a portion of the nearly $80 million in brownfield grants that are being distributed across the country. Some of Arizona’s ...
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California Man Sentenced to Jail for Asbestos Violations
Earlier this year, it was reported that several men had pleaded guilty to charges of violating the federal Clean Air Act. The pleas resulted after developments at a 204 unit apartment complex in Winnetka, California. According to reports, the men knew that the building’s ceiling tiles contained asbestos. Despite this fact, they neglected to inform the renovation workers that had been ...
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