Toxic Substances

• How Good Is the Air Quality in Our Schools?

  Randy Appleton | January 27, 2012 11:04 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Matthew, a third-grader in Winsted Connecticut (CT), was consistently sick with a wet cough, severe headaches and ongoing respiratory infections. He missed 53 days of school due to his illness....

• Mississippi State Bar Release Emergency Legal Guide for Victims of Oil Disaster

  Rick Shapiro | May 22, 2010 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Thousands of people have been adversely affected by the oil disaster off the Gulf of Mexico. Fishing, crabbing, and tourism industries in and around the Gulf, and even businesses down in Florida...

• Alarming Levels of Toxic Dust Found in Homes Come from Parking Lot & Driveway Sealants

  Randy Appleton | January 22, 2010 7:36 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Chemicals in a cancer-causing substance used to seal pavement, parking lots and driveways across the U.S. are surfacing in dust in dwellings, propelling worries about the possible health...

• Latent Hazards of Asbestos Exposure

  Randy Appleton | November 29, 2009 9:48 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Mesothelioma is a common health hazard caused by asbestos poisoning while working in industries that manufacture products made from this deadly material. Symptoms of asbestos poisoning may not...

• Millions of Pounds of Toxic Chinese Drywall Are In Carolina Homes

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | September 17, 2009 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Court filings indicate over 18 million pounds of toxic Chinese drywall were shipped and used in Carolina homes since 2006. Homes in South Carolina, particularly in the Charleston area, built...

• Craven Community College Building Closes Due to Asbestos Findings

  Emily Mapp Brannon | August 18, 2009 12:35 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Asbestos found in a Craven County community college building has forced it to close down recently. The highly toxic substance was found to be in the building's old floor tile. Environmental tests...

• Harmful Bacteria Advisory Posted in Southern Shores Waters off the Outer Banks

  Rick Shapiro | July 15, 2009 11:37 PM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A section of the Outer Banks had to post an advisory against swimming at a sound-side site in Dare County because of bacteria levels, according to a news release from the state’s Division of...

• Camp Lejeune Wife Files Lawsuit against Alleged Contaminated Water at NC Base

  Randy Appleton | July 14, 2009 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Looking to the courts for justice, a woman whose husband was stationed at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune military base has filed a lawsuit claiming the government knowingly exposed...

• NC Wheat Farmers may Have High Levels of Toxic Fungus in their Crops

  Rick Shapiro | July 04, 2009 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Agriculture leaders across North Carolina are urging farmers to have their wheat tested after officials found high levels of a toxin in wheat samples from parts of the state. This toxin...

• Hope Mills Lake Near Fayetteville Hospitalizes Teen with Rare Bacteria Infection

  Rick Shapiro | July 01, 2009 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A Fayetteville youth did not anticipate what he was in for when deciding to take an innocent swim in the lake one hot summer afternoon. The 14-year-old North Carolina boy is now...