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  2. Asbestos abatement - Wikipedia

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    The asbestos removal may take longer and cost more than the actual demolition. For example, the former seat of parliament of East Germany, the Palast der Republik, was stripped of most of its asbestos between 1998 and 2001, before it was finally demolished starting in 2006. The Utah State Prison underwent a full asbestos removal before its ...

  3. Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 - Wikipedia

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    On 9 June 2009 a company in Swansea, Val Inco Europe Ltd, pleaded guilty to four charges under the Control of Asbestos Regulations and were fined £12,000 and ordered to pay £28,000 costs. The charges were in relation to work carried out by a contractor, A-Weld, on a furnace at the companies premises. [5]

  4. Asbestos and the law - Wikipedia

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    Old Wailuku Post Office sealed off for asbestos removal. Asbestos abatement (removal of asbestos) has become a thriving industry in the United States. Strict removal and disposal laws have been enacted to protect the public from airborne asbestos. The Clean Air Act requires that asbestos be wetted during removal and strictly contained, and that ...

  5. Asbestos - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos (/ æ s ˈ b ɛ s t ə s, æ z-,-t ɒ s / ass-BES-təs, az-, -⁠toss) [1] is a group of naturally occurring, toxic, carcinogenic and fibrous silicate minerals.There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre (particulate with length substantially greater than width) [2] being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into ...

  6. Asbestiform - Wikipedia

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    "Mountain leather" is an old-fashioned term for flexible, sheet-like natural formations of asbestiform minerals which resemble leather. Asbestos-containing minerals known to form mountain leather include: actinolite, palygorskite, saponite, sepiolite, tremolite, and zeolite. [3]

  7. Strange Connecticut laws, such as receiving a $99 fine for ...

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    Among the keywords you can find in Connecticut law include "silly string," "balloons" and "arcade games." All these topics are involved in some of the state's strangest laws.

  8. Missing Girl, 17, Who Reportedly Left Home After Family ... - AOL

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    Authorities announced that a body found in Nevada matches the description of a 17-year-old girl who was reported missing last week. In a news release shared on Sunday, Jan. 5, ...

  9. Prefabs in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Again, a qualified surveyor should be able to ascertain if asbestos is present, what type, and how to address its removal. There are a number of central and local government grants available for domestic asbestos removal which should cover most of the cost. The third problem with the survival of prefabs in the 21st century is that of style.