If you "Asbestos" as a saved search in your Google News like me, then you've noticed an increase recent incidents of asbestos exposure. If you have not noticed the increase, let me show you what I mean.
March 26, 2012 ?? WIVB News 4 station reported an incident involving children playing with asbestos in an old school in Niagara Falls, NY. The parents found their children covered with dust after firing on the sidewalk at the old South Junior High School. After a thorough review, the parents realized that children had taken to asbestos chalk and used it to create sidewalk art.
One suspects that the vandalism took place before children arrive at the old school grounds and damaged by hot water pipes are the source of asbestos. Licensed contractors have shown shortly after the incident to clean asbestos. But parents are still concerned about the health effects that may result from exposure. Unfortunately, only time will tell.
March 26, 2012 ?? Exposure to asbestos claims occurring at Nassau Coliseum, home of the New York Islanders hockey team, have surfaced in a article.After NBC in New York more than a dozen workers' complaints, investigate asbestos exposure concerns began in the arena four years. 
Photos of a substance such as asbestos on the floor and on the walls of the boiler room were presented as evidence.
Two long-term employees have already been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Many of their colleagues suspect asbestos building played a big role in the development of their cancer. "We have asked questions about it for years and always said it was nothing," said one worker.
We will look forward to the conclusion of the State's investigation of the matter.
March 27, 2012 ?? Discovery of asbestos will delay the opening of the library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During the demolition of the old library, officials discovered asbestos in the building. This finding will cost them about $ 1.3 million in asbestos removal costs and delays in the project.
"It's one of those things that there is nothing we can do but legally take care of the issue," the director of the library said. "And wish that asbestos was ever invented."
Although asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral and technically was not invented, we could not agree more with that sentiment here in mesothelioma Centre.
March 28, 2012 ?? Plans to create a center of waste treatment on the grounds of a former factory manufacturing asbestos has recently surfaced in Sydney, Australia. ABC Australia reported that the site of the old asbestos factory James Hardie was considered as a location for a waste treatment plant despite warnings from the Foundation of asbestos disease, stirring up asbestos .
One official wanted to build a housing estate on the same site. As you can imagine, many were outraged at the thought of what is happening. In this day and age, with all that we know about the dangers of asbestos, how could anyone really propose such an idea?
The first diagnosis of mesothelioma has been definitively linked to asbestos exposure was made in 1964 ?? There are nearly 50 years. Still, after all these years, it has not managed to get rid of this deadly substance. Let your voices be heard and raise awareness during National Asbestos this year, Week taking place this week.
It is time to ban asbestos for good.
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