ASBESTOS REMOVAL
Feds indict two companies for illegal asbestos removal before the demolition of a Tennessee industrial plant

A federal grand jury in Tennessee charges two demolition companies with failing to comply with asbestos removal laws before a building demolition.

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Sept. 2, 2009 - A federal grand jury in Chattanooga, Tenn. last week indicted two demolition and salvage companies along with three of their owners and supervisors on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to violate the Clean Air Act, according to a report by the Associated Press.

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The indictment describes a yearlong scheme in which the Standard Coosa Thatcher plant in Chattanooga was illegally demolished despite containing large amounts of asbestos that should have been removed first.

The indictment also alleges that the owners and supervisors falsified documents and lied to federal authorities.

Asbestos is known to cause mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis. Every year in the United States some 3,000 individuals die of mesothelioma, the deadliest form of asbestos-related cancer. Mesothelioma patients usually die within one year of a diagnosis.

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