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What to do if you have the coloured sand recalled for asbestos?
17 Nov 2025 02:23 GMT
… found in samples during lab testing. Asbestos contamination had been found … , mesothelioma, pleural and lung cancers, ABC Australia reported.
MBIE said while testing … Waikanae relocated six classes while testing was carried out.
Waterlea Primary …
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As the play sand asbestos scare continues to grow, here's what we know so far
17 Nov 2025 03:09 GMT
… including Officeworks.
That followed laboratory testing that detected traces of two … products were identified through independent testing commissioned by the Faculty of … developing debilitating diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer or asbestosis.
The …
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My kids played with contaminated sand in Adelaide – here’s what I want you to know
17 Nov 2025 01:29 GMT
… in some samples after laboratory testing.
A check online quickly revealed … the risk of lung cancer, mesothelioma, and non-malignant lung and … and 2025. But if regular testing has occurred it’s likely …
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Asbestos has been found in children's coloured sand: What parents need to know as schools and childcare centres shut
16 Nov 2025 23:44 GMT
… contamination notice after laboratory testing confirmed traces of chrysotile, … ;.
WorkSafe ACT says its testing (of Kandink Sand) found … dust, microparticles) can cause mesothelioma – a cancer that affects organ … it found through lab testing. But a statement on …
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What's the risk to kids from asbestos found in coloured sand?
16 Nov 2025 22:41 GMT
… contamination notice after laboratory testing confirmed traces of chrysotile, … ”
WorkSafe ACT says its testing (of Kandink Sand) found … dust, microparticles) can cause mesothelioma – a cancer that affects organ … it found through lab testing. But a statement on …
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70 schools shut as asbestos fears grow
16 Nov 2025 22:05 GMT
… then be brought in to test, remediate, and clear the … if required to allow for testing.
Neither the Northern Territory … asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma.
It can take about 20 … asbestos was detected during laboratory testing of the affected products.
…
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70 schools shut as asbestos fears grow
16 Nov 2025 21:33 GMT
… then be brought in to test, remediate, and clear the … if required to allow for testing.
Neither the Northern Territory … asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma.
It can take about 20 … asbestos was detected during laboratory testing of the affected products.
…
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Wave of Australian schools in lockdown after disturbing find in play sand
16 Nov 2025 18:45 GMT
… found to contain asbestos.
Tests of the colourful sand … be called in to ‘test, remediate and clear the … in some samples after laboratory testing.
‘Importantly, respirable asbestos … Committee (JUAC) report predicts mesothelioma deaths will continue to increase …
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‘Negative to airborne asbestos’, but Australia still shuts 69 schools after sand recall
16 Nov 2025 15:37 GMT
… continuing and that early air tests were “negative to airborne asbestos … more expected to close for testing.
Berry said the newly recalled … lead to serious illness, including:
Mesothelioma – a rare and aggressive cancer …
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Asbestos-contaminated sand fears close dozens of schools in Australia
16 Nov 2025 14:38 GMT
… post on Facebook, adding that testing so far had come back … known to cause lung cancer, mesothelioma and other cancers, and it …
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