The popular Miami Science Museum has been temporarily closed down after the discovery of a particular type of asbestos in an insulation sample taken from a mechanical room in the museum’s planetarium.
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Asbestos Discovery Leads to Temporary Closure of Miami Science Museum
Portsmouth Schools Undergo Asbestos Re-Inspection
Re-inspection of the buildings contaminated with asbestos in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is to be conducted this month. As per the regulations of the US Environmental Protection Agency, asbestos contaminated buildings need to be re-inspected every three years. Qualified and certified asbestos inspectors will conduct the inspection. After the results are analyzed by management planners, recommendations will be given to the city so that the buildings contaminated with asbestos can be managed safely and efficiently.
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MassDEP Fines Delaware Company For Asbestos Violation
Following the violation of Massachusetts state asbestos regulations at one of the company’s earlier work facilities, the Delaware based Life Technologies Corporation will now have to pay a $7,940 penalty. The penalty has been ordered by the Department of Environmental Protection in Massachusetts (MassDEP).
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Asbestos Found In Kansas Prisons During Audit
Asbestos cleanup has been started at two prisons following the discovery of toxic asbestos in buildings system wide, during a Kansas state prisons audit. The audit was performed in the prisons at Ellsworth, El Dorado, Larned, Stockton, Norton, Hutchinson, Lansing, Winfield, Wichita and Topeka. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency criticized the situation in which asbestos was poorly handled in a Topeka prison earlier this year and was of the view that the state has not reacted well on the issue. Taking these comments of the EPA in consideration, the Kansas Department of Corrections spent a total of $170,000 on the assessment of floor tiles, ceiling material, pipe insulation and other materials in state prisons.
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Congressional Delegation Seeks Assurances for Asbestos Removal in Libby
A congressional delegation from the state of Montana is pushing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for assurance that the government will not leave the town of Libby before the ongoing asbestos cleanup effort there is complete.
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Toxic Asbestos Discovered at Asheville High School
Traces of asbestos have been found in the old cafeteria of Asheville High School in Asheville, North Carolina. The cafeteria is currently under construction, and asbestos abatement and removal is ongoing as part of a $3 million renovation project for the school’s old building.
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Mesothelioma deaths on the rise in Libby
Notwithstanding the efforts made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) officials, the number of deaths caused by asbestos in Libby, Montana continues to rise, as reported by the LA Times. Asbestos fibers from a former vermiculite mine have caused serious illness, including a rare form of cancer known as mesothelioma, among local residents. Many have died because they inhaled or ingested asbestos particles.
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Over 5 Tons of Asbestos Dumped, Contractors Arrested
Charges have been filed against Robert L. Bishop and Salvatore P. Capizzi of Buffalo, New York, accused of the illegal dumping of over 5 tons of toxic asbestos waste. The men were arrested on Wednesday March 5, 2010, after an investigation by the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Environmental Crimes Investigation and the attorney general’s office.
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Asbestos-contaminated soil to be removed from historic Valley Forge
At the Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania, 112 acres of land was found to be contaminated with asbestos and other heavy metals including lead, arsenic, and mercury.
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Asbestos Pipe Discovered at Construction Site
An asbestos-coated cement pipe was found at the site of a new sewage treatment facility in Sackets Harbor, New York, during the excavation for concrete tanks that will be used for collection of waste material.
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