• Asbestos fibers found in Wisconsin proposed mine rock
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has identified the mineral asbestos fibers in a rock sample to location of a potential iron ore mine. The discovery of asbestos was confirmed by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History.
• Thousands stage die-in 'Paris to protest against the risk of asbestos
The Saturday, October 12 thousands of people protested against the fact that Paris authorities to release the workplace asbestos. Participants could be seen lying on the street outside the Sorbonne University to symbolize the deaths caused by exposure to asbestos each year. The event began with the Tour Montparnasse, where inspectors have repeatedly found asbestos dust exceeding the allowable limit.
• Asbestos still lurks in places around UF
This summer past, workers in protective gear spent two months properly remove the plaster asbestos-filled from 050 square feet to the University of Florida Reitz Union. The mineral toxic remains in most historical buildings of the University of Florida, and the campus made a conscious effort to remove correctly it.
• Ashland County may consider banning explosives near rocks with asbestos
Department of Natural Resources and Geoscience Northland College confirmed the presence of fibers of asbestos as in the Penokee Hills in Wisconsin. Because a project of iron ore mine exists on the site, citizens are concerned about asbestos and mesothelioma. They urge the County Council to ban the explosives that can be used at the proposed site.
