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The film also explored the health issues surrounding the manufacture and use of asbestos products. [1] Described by The Guardian newspaper as "a momentous film", the programme also explicitly linked asbestos with cancer , and attacked what it perceived as the government's complacency in limiting the manufacture and use of asbestos in Britain.
The film has already attracted widespread attention, with 400 of the 600 available tickets already sold. All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Manville charities. Tickets are $5. The ...
Cultural heritage collections contain many materials known to be hazardous to the environment and to human health. Some hazardous substances may be an integral part of the object (such as a toxic paint pigment or a naturally radioactive mineral sample), applied as a treatment after the object was made (such as a pesticide) or the result of material degradation (such as the exudation of ...
Libby, Montana is a 2004 documentary film about the biggest case of community-wide exposure to a toxic substance in U.S. history. The film details the story of the iconic mountainside town of Libby, Montana and the hundreds of residents who have been exposed to asbestos, raising questions of the role of corporate power in American politics.
Devil's Dust is a two-part Australian television docu-drama mini-series on the ABC which first screened in 2012. Based on journalist Matt Peacock's 2009 book Killer Company, [1] Devil's Dust was researched and developed by producer Stephen Corvini for over two years prior to the series' production.
The Utah State Prison underwent a full asbestos removal before its demolition. [10] New innovative methods for asbestos removal have been used. One example is the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s B238 building, where a track mounted wet cutting saw with a diamond blade was used in order to cut the building into small sections.
Castleman, Barry, Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects, Fifth Edition, Aspen Press, 2005; Tweedale, Geoffrey, Magic Mineral to Killer Dust: Turner & Newall and the Asbestos Hazard, Oxford University Press, USA (May 24, 2001) Maines, Rachel. Asbestos and Fire: Technological Tradeoffs and the Body at Risk. New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University ...
Asbestos management was addressed in part by the Clean Air Act (CAA) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), [6] specifically relating to airborne fibers. Neither of these regulations provided guidance on how to manage asbestos day-to-day in a building.