asbestos contamination News
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Settlement clears way for cleanup of Easthampton, Mass. site (MA)
Two parties have entered into an agreement with EPA to clean-up asbestos-contaminated soils at a site in Easthampton, Mass. in the near future. According to the agreement, the two parties, W. R. Grace & Co. and Oldon Limited Partnership, will pay an estimated $833,000 to clean the contaminated soil. They have also agreed to pay EPA’s past cleanup costs of $72,537. The 2.3-acre site is ...
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EPA proposes north ridge estates near Klamath falls for national priorities list
Today, the North Ridge Estates site, located approximately three miles north of Klamath Falls, Oregon, was proposed for addition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priorities List of the most contaminated sites in the nation. If listed as proposed, the site will be cleaned up under the agency’s cleanup program known as Superfund. EPA and the Oregon Department of ...
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Due to Asbestos Contamination, National Park Closes 30 Acres of Coastline
The Republic reports that authorities have closed 30 acres of land on Horn Island, located in Mississippi, until further notice while asbestos contamination is removed. The asbestos was detected on tiles at a former biological testing site utilized by the U.S. Army. Today, the park is a popular recreational destination that has been reserved for the protection of natural and historical ...
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New EPA Web Site Features Hazard PSAs for Radio
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pays special attention to protecting human health and the environment after major storms cause high water, wind and other natural effects. These events can occur anywhere, whether along the nation's coasts or far inland. With the advent of the summer storm season, though, it is especially important to alert people to specific actions they can take to ...
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Properties in Illinois May Contain Asbestos Contaminated Vermiculite Insulation
The environmental and building science consultants from EC2 provide asbestos sampling to ensure building occupants are not exposed to their deadly fibers. Perhaps as many as 35 million homes across America may be contaminated with asbestos tainted vermiculite insulation. Many of these properties can be found across the Midwest, including Illinois. Not all materials that contain vermiculite have ...
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Removal and clean up work begins at Easthampton, Mass. site (MA)
Site mobilization for a removal action at the East Hampton Zonolite/ W.R. Grace Site began during the week of Sept. 27. The site has some asbestos contamination both in and around the facility that W.R. Grace will be removing over the next few months. From 1963 to 1992, Zonolite / W.R. Grace operated an exfoliation plant at the facility in Easthampton, Mass., producing attic insulation and ...
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Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Calls for the US Government Accountability Office to Investigate the Two Ambler Superfund Sites in Pennsylvania
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest independent non-profit organization in the U.S. which combines education, advocacy, and community to prevent exposure and protect asbestos victims’ civil rights; released laboratory results confirming that a debris sample collected outside a former asbestos superfund site fence line in Ambler, PA (Montgomery County) tested ...
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Asbestos Contamination Necessitates $1.5 Million Demolition at University of Colorado
After a health audit exposed high levels of asbestos in the College Inn building, which was used as an overflow dormitory to house students on the University of Colorado campus, the school has decided to demolish the building. The College Inn was constructed in 1964, when it was common practice to use construction materials containing asbestos. Because of its insulating and heat-resistant ...
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Asbestos Contamination in Water Poses New Problems for Cleanup in Libby, MT
Tests of the waterways surrounding Libby, Montana show extremely high levels of asbestos, complicating a cleanup that has already cost $370 million over the past decade, reports the Great Falls Tribune. W.R. Grace & Co. mined asbestos-tainted vermiculite near Libby to make residential insulation until 1990. Now the area is one of the largest superfund sites in the nation’s history. An ...
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Idaho Transportation Department settles with EPA for exposing untrained workers and mishandling asbestos waste during shop renovation
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for alleged violations of federal asbestos regulations. EPA has alleged that ITD hired inmates from the St. Anthony Idaho Work Camp (Idaho Department of Correction) to perform renovation work involving removal of asbestos-containing floor tile at an ITD Maintenance Shop in ...
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City of Marco Island and quality enterprises USA, Inc. agree to pay penalty to resolve clean air act violations (FL)
The city of Marco Island, Florida, and Quality Enterprises USA, Inc. (Quality) have entered into an administrative consent agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to settle allegations that the city and Quality violated the Clean Air Act and the federal asbestos regulations known as the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos. Under the consent ...
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EPA Takes Action to Stop Spread of Asbestos at Liberty Plant Maintenance Site in Lockport, N.Y.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has conducted emergency work to stop the spread of asbestos at the Liberty Plant Maintenance Inc. facility in Lockport, New York. The EPA took samples of soil to determine if asbestos from a badly deteriorating boiler house on the site has spread into the surrounding area. The EPA is awaiting results of the sampling and will use that information to ...
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Settlement will help expedite cleanup for walpole, mass. superfund site (MA)
A $13 million work settlement has been reached between four parties and the United States to expedite cleanup of the contaminated Blackburn and Union Privileges Superfund Site in Walpole, Mass. The parties involved in the settlement include W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn., a former owner and operator of the site; Tyco Healthcare Group, also former owner and operator; as well as BIM Investment Corp. ...
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Settlement reached to expedite cleanup for walpole, mass. superfund site (MA)
A $13 million settlement has been reached between four parties and the United States to expedite cleanup of the contaminated Blackburn and Union Privileges Superfund Site in Walpole, Mass., the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. The parties involved in the settlement include W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn., a former owner and operator of the site; Tyco ...
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Environmental clean Up work completed at Mt. Norris Boy Scout camp
Federal and State clean up workers recently completed work to identify and remove asbestos contamination from the Mt. Norris Boy Scout Reservation in Eden Mills Vermont, a camp facility owned and operated by the Green Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America. EPA performed the work at the request of the Boy Scouts. Environmental sampling work began at the site in early 2009. Following initial ...
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California Apartment Owner and Contractor Face Asbestos Violations
Asbestos testing services offered by LA Testing protect people, the environment and property from asbestos exposure. Los Alamitos, CA, July 26th, 2010 This month it was reported that two California men face heavy fines for asbestos violations at a Ventura apartment complex. The building, constructed in 1964, recently had water damage from broken pipes that required thirty-six of the units to ...
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The MACK Group, LLC completes large asbestos abatement project
The MACK Group, LLC completed a large asbestos abatement removal project at the former GAF Plant located in South Bound Brook, New Jersey. The asbestos removal project consisted of asbestos abatement of 300,000 sf of asbestos transite roof & siding panels, 100,000 sf of asbestos built-up roofing, 11,000 ft of asbestos piping, 15,000 sf of asbestos tile & mastic, three 5 story high ...
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Rochester, NY asbestos abatement contractor sentenced to six years in prison for environmental crimes and making false statements
After a two day hearing in federal court in Rochester, U.S. District Court Judge Charles J. Siragusa sentenced Keith Gordon-Smith, 54, of Rochester, N.Y., to six years in prison late yesterday for knowingly violating the Clean Air Act and making false statements to a federal inspector. Gordon-Smith was also sentenced to serve a three year term of supervised release to follow his prison term and ...
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North Ridge Estates in Oregon added to EPA’s National Priorities List
The North Ridge Estates site near Klamath Falls, Oregon has been added to the National Priorities List (NPL), EPA’s list of the most contaminated sites in the nation. “For many years, EPA has worked to find a way to protect North Ridge Estates residents from contamination said Dan Opalski, EPA Region 10 Superfund Director in Seattle. The Superfund listing provides access to resources ...
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Summer Construction Activity at Schools May Mean Asbestos, Lead and Mold Laden Dusts
EMSL Analytical provides indoor air quality testing (IAQ) testing solutions to ensure schools are safe for students and faculty. Cinnaminson, NJ, August 9th, 2010 August means back to school for millions of children and faculty across the nation. For many school districts summer break was the optimum time for renovation projects and other construction activities that were easily performed when ...
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