Joseph S. Marcell of Stratford, Connecticut will be paying over $11,000 in civil penalties as well as cleanup costs related to excavation of heavily contaminated soil. Marcell’s mother owns Stratford Self Storage, an undeveloped commercial property that is heavily contaminated with asbestos, lead as well as PCBs. The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as [...]
Sears Essential Plaza in Palatine, Illinois underwent asbestos abatement in March, involving a combined 110,000 square feet of contaminated tile flooring as well as steel. Because asbestos is known to cause various forms of cancer, including mesothelioma, its removal as well as disposal must be completed by trained professionals.
Once the asbestos abatement report was completed, [...]
Mason Skiles as well as Dan Smith of Laramie possess been cited by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DQE) for failing to comply with state air quality standards as well as regulations. The two men bought the five tiny buildings that caused an issue with asbestos contamination at the University of Wyoming final year, [...]
Melvin D. Smotherman of Deerfield, Michigan died at home of mesothelioma on March 4 at the age of 77. Smotherman was a welder who served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He was stationed at Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois as well as in Newfoundland to repair aircraft as a senior welder. [...]
A team of Dutch researchers has come up with preliminary data suggesting that an antigen-pulsed dendritic cell vaccine may be an effective, protected as well as feasible treatment option for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. The vaccine was administered to mesothelioma patients following chemotherapy, as well as antitumor immune responses were detected. Study results appeared [...]
A former school building in Thornton, Iowa began asbestos removal in beginning April to prepare for demolition in the fall. The school board was unable to sell the building because the zoning board would not change the property’s designation from residential. When the zoning change was denied, the school board stopped the pending sale as [...]
The Bay Spring Community Center (BSCC) in Barrington, Rhode Island began renovations in February. The Barrington Town Council approved $118,000 in January to total first-floor renovations to improve handicap accessibility as well as address fire code issues. The work is being carried out by ADS Construction.
Volunteers helped to uncluttered out the building, as well as [...]
Peritoneal Mesothelioma Surgery & Recovery
newbfaq.com – In 2008 Brenda had a third surgery to treat peritoneal mesothelioma, a rare asbestos cancer of the abdomen. In this video she discusses the surgery as well as the difficult recovery process that followed. See this video on our official website to learn more newbfaq.com Consult 866-404-5805 or e-mail [...]
A company called bioTheranostics has announced the launch of an expanded database of tumor types for its flagship product, CancerTYPE ID. The CancerTYPE ID assay helps physicians determine cancer origin for patients whose primary cancer could not be accurately determined using conventional diagnostics. By using the assay to determine where the cancer originated, physicians can [...]
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will be posthumously awarding the Warren Zevon Keep Me in Your Heart memorial tribute to Army Archerd at their annual conference on April 10. Archerd was a Variety columnist who died final September of mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. This inaugural award is named [...]
