Monthly Archives: May 2017

Elva Halliday, now 84 and suffering from mesothelioma, is taking building products supplier James Hardie to court for failing to protect her family from asbestos exposure. The memory of her husband coming home and playing with the kids has become a painful one for Elva Halliday​. Without knowing it, Patrick Halliday​ was exposing his three children and his

In April 2015 a report on behalf of the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor was released, titled “Asbestos exposure in New Zealand: Review of the scientific evidence of non-occupational risks”. This paper reviews the risks from asbestos exposure in the non-occupational environment. The review provides a comprehensive

View the original article and sources at asbestos.com The fight to impose tough trade restrictions on chrysotile asbestos — a toxic mineral that causes mesothelioma cancer and other serious health conditions — will have to wait at least another two years. For the sixth consecutive time, a handful of countries blocked the inclusion of the

Strong, fireproof, soundproof and an excellent insulator against heat and electrical current — at the end of the 19th century, asbestos had all the makings of a miracle construction material. By the beginning of the 21st, its reputation had fallen to that of a carcinogen and toxic substance. Cancer research group CAREX Canada estimates that

The following article is a snippet from an article sourced from Microanalysis Australia. Visit microanalysis.com.au to read the full story and for sources. Asbestos – Definitely Not Dietary Fibre If ingesting asbestos is potentially carcinogenic – and all of our old water pipes are made of asbestos cement resulting in high levels of asbestos in our drinking