In accordance with state and federal laws, the Midtown plaza project in Rochester, New York, continues with its efforts at asbestos removal. Estimated to cost around $90 million, a figure that is way beyond the budget of the city of Rochester, the Rochester city officials are still optimistic about the venture. The state has pledged $55 million for demolishing the site.
Mayor Robert Duffy is optimistic about sourcing the remaining funds. He told reporters that “We are not going to be at a point in this project where it stops.” And “There's no doubt in my mind we'll get this done.”
There is no doubt the project is critical considering that asbestos is a known killer. Generously used as a fire retardant in buildings up till the 70s, its use has since been banned and state and federal laws mandate that it must be removed from the older buildings in public interest. Asbestos exposure in New York and elsewhere causes mesothelioma, an aggressive carcinogen that has no known cure, and the patient dies within a few months of being diagnosed with the disease. More than 2500 Americans fall prey to the malady each year that has an unusually long gestation period spanning 20 to 50 years.
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On April 5, an appeals court in Trenton upheld a $30.3 million jury award in an asbestos exposure case, an amount that will now go to the widow of ad exec, Mark Buttitta and his three children.
The Midtown plaza project in Rochester, New York, continues with its efforts at asbestos removal.
In 2007, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an asbestos watchdog group, claimed that children’s toy may contain traces of the cancer-causing asbestos fiber.
Larry Davis was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in 2007