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Most people already know that there was a fatality in May, 2016, with a Tesla Model S car driving under a left-turning tractor trailer. There are indications that there may be driver distraction involved, but that is still unknown. This was the first fatality of any Level 2 self-driving car in autonomous mode out of …
Overall New Mexico Asbestos History New Mexico has a long history of asbestos usage affecting workers in a wide range of industries. Power plants, pipelines, mines, construction – all these industries, and more, exposed employees to the dangers of asbestos. The most deadly disease contracted was mesothelioma, followed by lung cancer and asbestosis. Power Plant …
For many decades, it has been known that asbestos can cause cancer. A limited ban was placed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on asbestos products and their use in the 1970s. These limitations left room for asbestos to continue to pose a health risk with current products that can affect health for the next …
President Obama signed into law last week sweeping reforms of the outdated Toxic Substances Control Act. Hailed as the most meaningful reform of a major environmental law in a quarter century, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act capped a decades long fight to improve public health and safety. Until …
A recent study aimed at determining the incidence of contracting specific second primary cancers (SPCs) after a diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma (MM) and, in reverse, developing MM after acquiring another SPC. The most discovered cancer either before or after mesothelioma was kidney cancer. These findings included both pleural and peritoneal MMs. While the incidence of …
