A Massachusetts asbestos-removal safety trainer faces significant jail time for endangering the lives of asbestos-removal workers.

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Albania Deleon, owner of Environmental Compliance Training of Methuen, was convicted last Wednesday on twenty-eight federal charges which included selling fake training certificates to (primarily) illegal immigrants, and then sending them to remove asbestos in the surrounding communities. She paid these workers illegally, faked tax returns, and lied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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The EPA requires that all asbestos-removal workers be licensed by their state, a process that includes completing a training course intended to help protect workers from the harmful effects of asbestos exposure. By granting certificates without actual training, Deleon put hundreds of employees from her temporary employment agency Methuen Staffing at risk for her own financial gain.

The jury was out for less than four hours before finding Deleon guilty of all charges brought against her. She faces five years imprisonment or more for each of the charges. Deleon will be sentenced in mid February.

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An inactive Vermont asbestos mine is running up a big tab. Though the mine has been closed for years, piles of asbestos-laden rock remain exposed to pollute the surrounding environment and endanger the health of those living nearby. Right now, the estimated cost of the cleanup is between $210 and $250-million.

To recover some of the bill, the state of Vermont is suing the Vermont Asbestos Group, a former owner of the mine. Ed French, a lawyer for the company, claims that they have no money and little assets to offer other than a small warehouse in Morrisville, and that the government will have little to gain by filing suit against them. Lawyers for the state acknowledge that they will probably not regain all their losses, but hope to lessen the public burden.

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Regardless of who pays, this cleanup is an undeniable necessity. Last year, the EPA spent nearly $2 million to stop the mine waste from damaging the nearby streams and wetlands. In addition, a study by the Vermont Health Department shows that communities near the mine have more instances of lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma.

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By now, we all know that the deadly cancer mesothelioma is caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos fibers. However, a study from researchers at the Unit of Molecular Epidemiology National Cancer Research Institute in Genoa, Italy suggests that the risks of developing the disease after exposure may be increased by certain gene mutations.

This review paper was published in the science journal Mutation Research under the title “Genetic susceptibility to malignant pleural mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.” The genetic susceptibility that the heading refers to is a polymorphism in metabolic or DNA repair processes. Basically, it is a mutation that causes everyday cell repair and rejuvenation to go awry. The researchers found that when a carcinogen (such as asbestos) is introduced to these haywire cells the risk of cancer goes up significantly.

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How does this discovery help? While mesothelioma continues to be a fatal disease, any news is good news. Though this study yields nothing conclusive, more of its kind may lead to new prevention and diagnosing techniques and treatment options.

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