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Lead Paint Concerns Close 12 New York City Classrooms
Twelve classrooms throughout the city were closed down on Friday, Dec. 6 over lead paint and lead poisoning concerns. According to a report in the New York Post, the rooms, in seven different buildings across four city boroughs, had been incorrectly categorized as not having lead-based paint in a prior audit and now required treatment, …
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New York City’s Housing Chief Has Poor Record with Lead Cases
The head of the New York City Housing Authority (The Projects) who is currently tackling its lead paint crisis had failed to protect the city’s private buildings from lead contamination in his previous position, according to an investigation by the New York Post. Vito Mustaciuolo had earlier overseen the enforcement division of the city’s Department …
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New Study Links Mesothelioma to Asbestos-Tainted Talcum Powder
A new 33-patient case study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine provides some of the strongest evidence yet that exposure to talcum powder contaminated with asbestos may cause malignant mesothelioma, a rare and lethal cancer that affects the tissue that lines internal organs. According to a report in Time.com, this is not …
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New York City Construction Sites Hit by Surprise Worksite Inspections
New York City Department of Buildings officials have been conducting surprise inspections at worksites in a move to tighten their oversight after a recent surge in construction accidents. According to a report in The New York Times, this is coming at a time when New York City is undergoing its biggest building boom in more …
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Road Safety Tips for a Busy Thanksgiving Holiday
According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, more than 55 million travelers are taking to the roads and skies this Thanksgiving. This is projected to be the second highest Thanksgiving travel volume since AAA began tracking this statistic back in 2000, trailing only the record that was set in 2005. Overall, an additional 1.6 …
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