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Argentina Plant Workers Bring Lawsuit Against DuPont Co. Over Alleged Abestos Exposure

Thursday, June 25, 2009

A lawsuit has been filed against Dupont Co. by three former workers at the DuPont plant in Mercedes, Argentina. The three allege that their asbestosis was caused by decades of exposure to asbestos in the plant. The suit has been filed in the state of Delaware.

The asbestos was found in the insulation covering the pipes, where significant heat passed through during production of nylon. The plaintiffs’ lawyer, claims that DuPont identified and cleared up the asbestos at a nylon plant in Delaware in the early 1970s. However, asbestos was still present in 2004 in the Argentina plant, at which time the plant was sold.

The lawsuit alleges DuPont applied a double standard when protecting workers from the asbestos. The suit also alleges that DuPont protected American workers but failed to ensure that the Argentina workers were protected and working in a safe environment. DuPont had been aware of the asbestos in the plant for several decades, according to the complaint.

The Delaware location was selected for filing of the lawsuit since the Delaware courts have experience handling international asbestos cases. All three of the men have asbestosis while two of them also have asbestos-related cancers.

Workers Sue DuPont

Labels: Asbestos, Cancer, Headline News, International News

posted by Nancy Meredith at 1:54 PM
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Fire Clean-Up to Include Asbestos Fiber Precautions

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

The Fort Chafee Redevelopment Authority will start the cleanup of asbestos debris left after fire destroyed 155 buildings at the Chafee Crossing site in Arkansas.

As part of the cleanup, authority personnel will use spray the area with a foam product to wet the asbestos fibers and prevent them from becoming airborne and at risk of being inhaled, the Fort Smith Times Record reports.

Fire Clean-Up & Asbestos Fibers

Labels: Asbestos, Headline News

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Asbestos Linked to Larynx and Ovarian Cancers

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Exposure to asbestos -- long associated with cancers of the lungs -- has been shown to cause some cancers of the ovary and the larynx as well, Cancer Research UK reports.

An international team of World Health Organization scientists writing in the journal Lancet Oncology said that people who have been exposed to asbestos are 1.4 times more likely to develop cancer of the larynx than those who had never been exposed.

Dr. Alison Ross, Cancer Research UK's senior science information officer said, "We already know asbestos can cause lung cancer and mesothelioma and this adds two more cancer types to the list."

Cancer Research UK Report

Labels: Asbestos, Cancer, Headline News, Mesothelioma, National News, Research

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