Asbestos removal trial set to begin

2010-01-20 04:22:18 (GMT) (WiredPRNews.com - Mesothelioma Asbestos, News)

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Chattanooga, Tennessee (Mesothelioma Cancer News) – An anticipated trial pertaining to allegations that salvage company owners and contractors conspired to improperly remove a significant amount of asbestos from a former plant is set to begin. As reported by the Chattanooga Times Free Press, three defendants will go on trial in February after being accused of illegal asbestos removal during a demolition project in 2004 and 2005.

An indictment regarding the case is quoted in the report as stating of the matter, “Asbestos was removed without wetting with knives, chisels, saws, forklifts and by hand; thrown out of windows; swept up using brooms and loaders; pushed into open piles; stored on-site in open Dumpsters; sorted by hand; hidden in Dumpsters; transported off-site without providing for proper labeling or shipping; and disposed of off-site at facilities not authorized to accept asbestos.”