Asbestos

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Mill Valley plans asbestos testing at proposed housing site (Marin Independent Journal)

An environmental review of a planned affordable housing project in Mill Valley will explore the possible presence of asbestos in serpentine rock at or near ...

The city has indicated it is pursuing a “T-shaped” building with a front courtyard. The city will prepare a draft EIR that will be reviewed by the public. A lot of the analysis has not been done yet.” The proposed project site is at 1 Hamilton Drive, a city-owned parcel of about 1.7 acres near Hauke Park. The preliminary plan includes 40 to 50 rental apartments for people and families making $100,000 or less a year. The purpose of the forum was to air public comments on potential environmental impacts from the project.

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British Sugar worker died with asbestos-related cancer (East Anglian Daily Times)

The family of a Woodbridge man who died after being exposed to asbestos while working in Ipswich have won a legal battle and recovered the costs of…

“We started getting help from the hospice and we made sure someone was with him the whole time. He had even been planning what to do with his time, which was to get a motorhome for us and tour the UK. “When we were told he had up to two weeks left, it was devastating as he thought he had another two to three years to live. It will help future families in the same way that we have been helped. It is of the utmost importance that employers keep their workers safe.” He would then sweep up the asbestos dust and put it in the bin.

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