asbestos
Italian court convicts 2 in asbestos-linked deaths
Environment
February 14, 2012
Italian court convicts 2 in asbestos-linked deaths
ROME — An Italian court Monday convicted two men of negligence in some 2,000 asbestos-related deaths blamed on contamination from…
Is indoor air quality as bad as outdoors?
Environment
October 27, 2011
Is indoor air quality as bad as outdoors?
Until the 1970s indoor air quality in the non-industrial sector - in homes and work environments, for example - was…
Asbestos, despite the ban, is killing people more than ever
Environment
September 26, 2011
Asbestos, despite the ban, is killing people more than ever
Egypt's asbestos factories were officially closed down in 2005, and yet the impact of this extremely dangerous material is being…
Minimalist ‘urban planning’ keeps Cairo afloat, but not without drawbacks
Environment
September 11, 2011
Minimalist ‘urban planning’ keeps Cairo afloat, but not without drawbacks
As years go by, urban planners continue to be frustrated with the lack of an efficient, systematic process behind the…