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Arca holds asbestos awareness seminars


25th January 2007
The Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (Arca) is holding a series of asbestos awareness seminars across the UK. The events are aimed at all construction industry trades and anyone who may come into contact with asbestos in their working day. The… more »
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Cancer expert implicated in Turner and Newell asbestos exposure case


08th December 2006
Hitting the headlines at the moment is news that the eminent scientist Sir Richard Doll had long-standing financial relationships with chemical manufacturing giant Monsanto and the asbestos company Turner and Newell. Doll, whose pioneering work revealed… more »
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Asbestos firms parent company aims to end bankruptcy


08th December 2006
American giant Federal Mogul, the parent company of British-based asbestos manufacturer firm Turner and Newell, has submitted plans to come out of bankruptcy by March 2007, reports Hemscott. Turner and Newell has been at the heart of controversy surroun… more »
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Owens Corning Sets Up Asbestos Fund for Victims


25th September 2006
To recover, claimants must be seriously ill from exposure to asbestos at a job site where Owens Cornings products were used. The spouses of people killed by exposure can also recover....This article is courtesy of Asbestos & Mesothelioma NewsGovernment R… more »
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Mesothelioma Community Will Convene to Focus on Cure


03rd October 2005
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The urgent mission to improve treatments for a deadly, asbestos-related cancer will make another step forward, the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) announced today, with the Second Internatio… more »
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