North Asbestos, contaminated soil blamed for Salvation Army delay New building initially scheduled for last fall required modifications after contamination discovered ...

Anti-asbestos advocates are now calling for the city to truck asbestos-contaminated materials from Centennial Park as opposed to cap it on site near the Victims of Chemical Valley memorial.

The contaminated soils from Camp 9A and the RCMP outpost were approved through this process.” Contaminated soil is being sent to the local landfill despite fears of future risks.

That includes the removal of 70,000 truckloads of contaminated soil — including from yards where, unaware of the danger years ago, homeowners had tilled vermiculite waste into their gardens.

The ministry said Monday that asbestos was detected in 42 percent of the soil around the mines in Bibong, Yangsa and Sindeok. It called for soil cleanup at 1.12 percent of the probed areas.

Several tonnes of asbestos-contaminated soil have been dumped in a school playground in Sydney's south-west. A parent discovered the broken asbestos fibro sheeting crushed up in soil at Panania ...

Telstra has now finished clean-up work at five pits in the area but after an inspection of 16 others, the company says it found more asbestos in the soil. Telstra says 11 other pits in the area ...

The Environment Protection Authority reported asbestos containing material impacted soils was found across 550 square metres. An additional 816 tonnes of the dangerous material was then uncovered.

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The contaminants include asbestos left over from previous buildings as well as oil or other hydrocarbons contaminating the soil. Stasyszyn says the department had a concern over groundwater ...