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Italian court convicts 2 in asbestos-linked deaths
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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?
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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
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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
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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…
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