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Nepal legally banned asbestos in June of 2015, yet it is growing in use throughout Nepal, primarily in the heavily populated area of Tarai. The reason is simple – advertising. Just as in the 1950s-70s in the U.S., people are told asbestos is the best construction material. It’s warm in witner, cool in summer and …
Mesothelioma, a deadly cancer, can take decades before presenting symptoms. A new advancement in testing, the ONCOblot Test from MorNuCo Laboratories, has recently completed a retrospective clinical trial. This test has shown indications of malignant mesothelioma four to ten years in advance of clinical symptoms – a major milestone in finding new treatments for this …
We have celebrated Earth Day each year since April 22, 1970, so tomorrow will be the 46th year. Many positive changes have occurred since then, but there are still a great many things we, as individuals, can do to make our Earth a better, cleaner, safer place to live. Start at home – Recycle. Keep …
Recently Hillary Clinton announced a plan to remediate lead pipes from our nation’s infrastructure. A necessary plan to be sure, however there is another dangerous pipe throughout the United States – asbestos cement (AC) pipe, also called Transite. This pipe was primarily manufactured and sold from the 1950s through the early 1990s, though it was …
Silica is created when silicon and oxygen combine. These minerals are called silicates and comprise about 90% of the Earth’s crust mass. That means most people come in contact with some form of silica each day, but, like asbestos, the undisturbed mineral is not the danger, it’s the dust caused by disturbing the mineral. The …
