Asbestos and the law

and acute environmental disaster. When the aircraft struck the Twin Towers thousands of liters of jet fuel burned at temperatures above 1000 degree Celsius. This caused an atmospheric plume to form, consisting of toxic materials such as metals, asbestos and hydrochloric acid. The majority of atmospheric contamination was from the buildings. Ground Zero, where the deemed “act of war” occurred, a large amount of smoking material burned sporadically for months. To say the least, the area, first…

from dealers who break the law. Crime- Hillary Clinton wants to improve America’s criminal justice by improving the mandatory sentencing, focusing on federal enforcement resources on violent crime and prioritizing treatment and rehabilitation. Clinton wants to dismantle the school-to prison pipeline,…

Civil engineers design landfills to serve as a safe and sanitary site to store and manage waste. [1] The sites protect modern communities from the toxic gases and chemicals that occur when waste degrades. For each landfill location, civil engineers create a site plans that meet these criteria or will eventually bring sites into compliance. The Meaning and Purpose of Sanitary Landfills Legislators regulate solid waste with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle D, while…

In the hotel, Holmes had “air-tight chambers and a room of steel lined with asbestos, where the wildest shrieks of his victims would be deadened,” (Was Holmes’). It is also reported that Holmes conducted numerous experiments on his victims by dissecting them, torturing them, and eventually murdering them (Cipriani). Also within his…

Low income communities have affordable housing to accommodate its residents, but they are under renovated and are not meeting the criteria of new health standards. I have a relative that was raised in a household that had asbestos and lead in the walls, which may have been a possible link to her mental disorder. Recent studies further researched the correlation of “learning disabilities and developmental disorders [and how it] may be attributable to environmental factors”(Landrigan…

Henrietta Lacks was a poor black farmer from Virginia who led a life that would be described as typical at the time. She had children when she was young, raised them to the best of her ability while working to survive. But “typical” would not be the word to describe the impact Henrietta had on the scientific world. While admitted to a hospital, a sample of tissue unwillingly taken from her tumor gave rise to one of the most important cell lines in medical advancement and research. The cells that…

the wit of a modern court. The right of autonomy and dignity can and ought to be vindicated by a narrow and modest departure from traditional causation principles. A result which he deemed to be in accord with one of the most basic aspirations of the law, namely to right wrongs”. 2 Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral services ltd per Lord Bingham and Lord Steyn.…

SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS AND EFFECTS ON NEW YORK CITY On September 11th 2001, it was an average day for any “New Yorker”. As the honking of horns and sirens reverberated between buildings, people were accomplishment their typical morning commute routines. Subway stations and city sidewalks were crammed with commuters walking to work, and making their way towards large business complexes, tall skyscrapers and most notably the World Trade Center. These commuters did not know that in the next…

The fabrics that will be put to a test are cotton, linen, silk, polyester, and a fabric with fire retardant. These fabrics will be treated in two separate ways. The experimental group and the control group. The experimental group will be treated with the fabrics softener while the control group will be treated without fabric softeners. Each of the fabric will then be lit up with fire vertically to the fire apparatus for 2 seconds. The fabric would be burned for an additional 3 seconds more.…

Fulfilling the will of Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Peace Prize recognizes and awards those who “have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding of peace congresses” (Nobelprize.org). For over 100 years, the Norwegian Nobel Committee chooses awardees based on the criteria specified by Alfred Nobel. The outstanding works of Nelson Mandela, Elie Wiesel, Mother Teresa, and Malala Yousafzai all have one thing in…