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Asbestos | Problematic demolition raises concerns
A facade on Van Horne Avenue was demolished Friday morning in Outremont, a week after its neighbor collapsed. The situation raises concerns about the presence of asbestos dust in the…
asbestos remains the leading cause of occupational diseases in France, despite its ban more than 25 years ago
Welcome radio replay The science ticket Asbestos fibers are responsible for the deaths of 70,000 people per year in Europe. Laryngeal and ovarian cancers caused by asbestos are now recognized…
Laryngeal and ovarian cancers caused by asbestos recognized as occupational diseases
Welcome Health Business Asbestos scandal This decision should allow patients “to benefit from better possibilities for compensation and support”, according to a decree published in the Official Journal. Published on…
Laryngeal and ovarian cancers caused by asbestos recognized as occupational diseases
Welcome Health Business Asbestos scandal This decision should allow patients “to benefit from better possibilities for compensation and support”, according to a decree published in the Official Journal. Published on…
What we know about the impressive fire in disused buildings in Rouen, which raises fears of asbestos pollution
Analyzes were underway on Sunday to find out if the fire, which destroyed two buildings containing asbestos, could have spread this dangerous component. A disaster and concerns. After the fire…
“If we do nothing, it will be the same scandal as for asbestos”, warns the ecologist mayor of Grenoble Eric Piolle
Eric Piolle, environmental mayor of Grenoble, guest of franceinfo, warns that France must change its regulations on Low Emission Zones (ZFE), otherwise “it will be the same scandal as for…
more than one in four schools contaminated by asbestos
Posted on 06/13/2023 1:12 p.m. Video length: 2 min. FRANCEINFO Article written by R. Michelot, E. Rivallain, F. Petit, P. Arbez, J. Privat – franceinfo France Televisions According to the…
thousands of schools still contaminated by asbestos
Posted on 06/12/2023 16:41 Video length: 2 min. France 3 Article written by E. Rivallain, P. Arbez, N. Leduc – France 3 France Televisions Twenty years after its ban, still…
asbestos is still present in many schools
Published on 06/12/2023 09:53 Video length: 1 min. France 2 Article written by According to a survey by the teams of the documentary series Vert de rage, asbestos fibers are…
the anger of Pierre Pluta, victim of asbestos, as the prospect of a trial recedes
Pierre Pluta, 77, contaminated with asbestos, is one of the 1,850 plaintiffs who hoped for a criminal trial. The Paris court ruled their request inadmissible on Friday. The prospect of…
several hundred asbestos victims hope that a trial will finally be organized
The Paris Criminal Court must decide Friday, May 19 on whether or not to hold a criminal trial around the health scandal of asbestos. Article written by Published on 05/19/2023…
the anger of Pierre Pluta, victim of asbestos, as the prospect of a trial recedes
Pierre Pluta, 77, contaminated with asbestos, is one of the 1,850 plaintiffs who hoped for a criminal trial. The Paris court ruled their request inadmissible on Friday. The prospect of…
the anger of Pierre Pluta, victim of asbestos, as the prospect of a trial recedes
Pierre Pluta, 77, contaminated with asbestos, is one of the 1,850 plaintiffs who hoped for a criminal trial. The Paris court ruled their request inadmissible on Friday. The prospect of…
several hundred asbestos victims hope that a trial will finally be organized
The Paris Criminal Court must decide Friday, May 19 on whether or not to hold a criminal trial around the health scandal of asbestos. Article written by Published on 05/19/2023…
several hundred asbestos victims hope that a trial will finally be organized
The Paris Criminal Court must decide Friday, May 19 on whether or not to hold a criminal trial around the health scandal of asbestos. Article written by Published on 05/19/2023…
Modernization and asbestos removal works | The Center Pompidou will close from the end of 2025 to 2030
(Paris) The Center Pompidou in Paris, one of the most important modern and contemporary art museums in the world, will completely close for renovations at the end of 2025 and…
Filter CO2 while removing asbestos from mines
This text is part of the special section Mines and natural resources The University of Sherbrooke has developed a technology capable of both capturing CO2 in the air and then…
Velan’s value reduced by asbestos
The value of Montreal industrial valve manufacturer Velan has been slashed by tens of millions of dollars due to asbestos-related litigation. Posted at 7:00 a.m. Called to vote next month…
REPORTING. Asbestos, toxic rubble… After the earthquake in Turkey, the risk of wanting to rebuild the devastated cities hastily worries
In the city of Adiyaman, not far from the epicenter of the earthquake which killed more than 41,000 people in Turkey on February 6, everything has to be rebuilt. The…
An investigation opened on the RATP and one of its subcontractors, accused by a worker of exposure to asbestos
This employee, aged 39, claims to have worked almost without respiratory protective equipment for twenty years. Article written by Published on 03/01/2023 11:27 Reading time : 1 min. An investigating…