Would you pay $1 million for a table? What if it was made with a material that could give you cancer? Believe it or not, in recent months, Sotheby’s New York has sold not one but two Jean Prouvé tables made from fibrated Granipoli concrete-a French trade term for a mixture of cement and asbestos,…
Don’t Follow This Tip From Julia Child’s 1970s Bread Recipe!
How Did Asbestos Tile Sneak Into Julia Child’s Baguette Recipe? Julia Child originally suggested baking bread on asbestos as a simple way for home bakers to get professional results. The recommendation fell in line with her work sharing fine cuisine with home cooks. But the asbestos tile did not land in Child’s baguette recipe on…
Sotheby’s Sold a Jean Prouvé Table for $1.6 Million Last Month—But Didn’t Mention It Might Contain Asbestos
Would you pay $1 million for a table? What if it was made with a material that could give you cancer? Believe it or not, in recent months, Sotheby’s New York has sold not one but two Jean Prouvé tables made from fibrated Granipoli concrete—a French trade term for a mixture of cement and asbestos,…
On Asbestos LRB 21 July 2022
Albert Popple retired in 1992, selling his small carpentry business in Hull and moving with his wife to the coast. He went to see his GP in Hornsea in October 1994. He had been feeling tired and short of breath. His doctor sent him for tests and in November he was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma,…
Asbestos health war: FS residents running out of patience
Thousands of Free State residents are still having to deal with the harmful effects of asbestos years after the harmful substance was banned. The ban, which took effect in 2008, prohibited the use, manufacturing, and processing of asbestos in the country. But many of the residents in Botshabelo and Bloemfontein in Manguang still have it…
Fight to save 40 jobs in Barrow as petition launched
BARROW’S MP has secured a meeting with a government minister in the fight to save 40 civil service jobs at a specialist site. Phoenix House in Barrow hosts a team of industrial injury and disablement benefit specialists within the Department for Work and Pensions. The team supports people with industrial injuries such as asbestosis and…
Treatment Advances for Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Treatment & Doctors Our fact-checking process begins with a thorough review of all sources to ensure they are high quality. Then we cross-check the facts with original medical or scientific reports published by those sources, or we validate the facts with reputable news organizations, medical and scientific experts and other health experts. Each page includes…
Sudden Rise in Asbestos Imports as Ban Draws Closer
Asbestos Exposure & Bans Our fact-checking process begins with a thorough review of all sources to ensure they are high quality. Then we cross-check the facts with original medical or scientific reports published by those sources, or we validate the facts with reputable news organizations, medical and scientific experts and other health experts. Each page…
Should manufactured stone be banned?
Silicosis is often referred to as the new asbestosis, it’s a lung disease caused by exposure to silica dust most commonly from working with manufactured stone. There’s no cure and it can be fatal. And new modeling paints a pretty grim picture on how many people will contract silicosis and lung cancer, again raising questions…
Bricklayer with lung cancer wins payout from inhaling silica dust – here’s how tradies can stay safe
A dying bricklayer whose work included rebuilding the MCG has finally been awarded compensation after developing lung cancer linked to breathing the same deadly dust that hundreds of thousands of Australian tradies are still exposed to every day. Jeff Marshall received the maximum no-fault WorkCover payment of $640,000 after developing lung cancer from working with…
Is Your House Trying to Kill You? | by Opal A Roszell | Jul, 2022
Life Experience The Harms to Health from Mold and Asbestos in Old Houses Photo by Jonathan Petersson The presence of mold and asbestos in the same home can have many negative consequences. Both mildew and asbestos create harmful spores that can cause various health problems. However, the effects of these materials on people vary depending…
Mesothelioma Advocates Praise EPA Identification of Asbestos as an “Unreasonable” Health Risk
Published on July 08, 2022 For decades, mesothelioma advocates have lobbied the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action against asbestos. After years of seeing high hopes dashed by disappointment, are welcoming a notice published by the agency indicating its recognition that the carcinogenic material represents an “unreasonable” risk and taking note of both its…
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Twenty years after it was banned in construction, asbestos remains a major public health problem. Estimates suggest that in Catalonia alone, asbestos accounts for more than four million tons of fibre cement and between 6,000 and 30,000 tons of other compounds used in the material, which according to the WHO causes 107,000 deaths worldwide every…