Spodden Valley, asbestos scandal the history

Did you know that….? do recently (November 2010) scientists from the University of Chicago, United States of America, have published the results of an experiment murine (with rats) which have seen that the risk of developing breast cancer is three times greater if there is social isolation?. So they isolated rats and became smell a predator (for example, a cat). 


They did this experiment after observing that women in certain troubled neighborhoods in the city, and who also lived in a certain situation of social isolation, were more prone to develop tumors. 


Spodden Valley, asbestos scandal...


Rochdale, North west England 1982.
A scandalous company cover up in a site that processed Canadian chrysotile asbestos from the 1870s thru to the 1990s.
Local Council shenighans in re-zoning the asbestos factory an "Area of 0pportunity" for the principle of an "Urban Village" -hundreds of homes and a kids day care center on the site of the world's largest asbestos factory?


Asbestos became increasingly popular among manufacturers and builders in the late 19th century because of its sound absorption, average tensile strength, its resistance to fire, heat, electrical and chemical damage, and affordability. It was used in such applications as electrical insulation for hotplate wiring and in building insulation. When asbestos is used for its resistance to fire or heat, the fibers are often mixed with cement (resulting in fiber cement) or woven into fabric or mats. Commercial asbestos mining began in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada and the world's largest asbestos mine is located in the town of Asbestos, Quebec.


The developers stated "of particular note is the absence of any asbestos contamination"...


After seeing the behavior of T&N in 1982, it looks as though the new owners have been operating from T&N's old PR tactics.


Don't let history repeat itself.