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  2. Jefferson County schools working to address asbestos in ...

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    JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Asbestos in drinking water has been an ongoing problem in Jefferson County. Now the school district is taking action. A test conducted in July left community ...

  3. Health impact of asbestos - Wikipedia

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    In 1935, officials of Johns-Manville and Raybestos-Manhattan instructed the editor of Asbestos magazine to publish nothing about asbestosis. [42] In 1936, a group of asbestos companies agreed to sponsor research on the health effects of asbestos dust, but required that the companies maintain complete control over the disclosure of the results. [41]

  4. EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades ...

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    Separately, the EPA is also evaluating so-called legacy uses of asbestos in older buildings, including schools and industrial sites, to determine possible public health risks. A final risk ...

  5. Parks, schools shut in California after asbestos found in ...

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    Parks and schools were closed Thursday in a Southern California city after officials found asbestos in the charred debris of an historic World War II-era blimp hangar. The city of Tustin closed at ...

  6. Asbestos - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos (/ æ s ˈ b ɛ s t ə s, æ z-,-t ɒ s / ass-BES-təs, az-, -⁠toss) [1] is a group of naturally occurring, toxic, carcinogenic and fibrous silicate minerals.There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre (particulate with length substantially greater than width) [2] being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into ...

  7. Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act - Wikipedia

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    The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) is a US federal law enacted by the 99th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. [1] It required the EPA to create regulations regarding local educational agencies inspection of school buildings for asbestos-containing building material, prepare asbestos management plans, and perform asbestos response actions to ...

  8. NC schools will soon be tested to remove dangerous levels of ...

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    Using $150 million in COVID aid, the state hopes to test more than 3,100 schools by November 2026. NC schools will soon be tested to remove dangerous levels of lead and asbestos Skip to main content

  9. Helene Nomsa Brath - Wikipedia

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    Many school buildings were constructed containing asbestos before federal asbestos regulations were put in place. It was a natural mineral used in the construction industry and in the buildings of schools. It was later recognized as a disease-causing danger, linked to illnesses, like mesothelioma. Nomsa researched and learned the dangers of ...