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    First Portable, Real-Time Asbestos Detector Offers Promise Of Better Workplace Safety

    Asbestos was once called a miracle material because of its toughness and fire-resistant properties. It was used as insulation, incorporated into cement and even woven into firemen's protective clothing. Over time, however, scientists pinned the cause of lung cancers such as mesothelioma on...
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    how do i make sure there is no asbestos dust on walls after removal?

    the walls are stone inside
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    Can asbestos be found in car headliners? like Nissan?

    I have a nissan sentra 1999 and i heard that nissan cars from 1999 can have asbestos in them. I am worried that this may be harmful to my health, for my headliner is loose and i don't know if i'm breathing in asbestos or not.
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    Five Exposed To Asbestos At Manchester's Arndale Centre

    A shop fitting company has been fined after five workers were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres at the Arndale Centre in Manchester. Eastern Regional Shopfitters Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after it ignored a report which stated asbestos was present...
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    'Hidden Killer' Asbestos Campaign Wins International Award

    A campaign warning tradespeople about the dangers of asbestos has won a prestigious international award. The Health and Safety Executive's 'hidden killer' campaign came top in the health category of the European Excellence Awards, held in Vienna, which honour outstanding achievements in public...
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    'Hidden Killer' Asbestos Campaign Wins International Award

    A campaign warning tradespeople about the dangers of asbestos has won a prestigious international award. The Health and Safety Executive's 'hidden killer' campaign came top in the health category of the European Excellence Awards, held in Vienna, which honour outstanding achievements in public...
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    My stables got closed down today from ASBESTOS and 30 of us have nowhere to go...

    ...with our horses!!? I've been on that yard for 4months. Environmenatl health came today and said we all have to be off this week and their closing it down. Everyone is devestated and scared, it's very hard to get stables here in england. And now the panic is really on, I've been looking for...
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