Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Radio NZ
Publication Year:
2016
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
40802
Legacy PEIN ID:
80881
General Notes
Online only|Podcast
Subject Heading(s)
Asbestos - Pacifc ban - Oceania
Asbestos fire - Solomon Islands - Ban
Abstract
Until the old Gizo hospital in Solomon Islands caught fire in July, no-one knew that the building contained asbestos. A hazardous waste watchdog in the Pacific is warning that moves to rid the region of asbestos must be a priority. SPREP's PacWaste project is aiming for an asbestos-free Pacific by conducting an inventory of existing asbestos from so called legacy products that were used in cladding in the 1970s - 90s Stewart Williams, the PacWaste project manager, says it's evident the substance is turning up in new building materials and efforts to rid the region of asbestos are continually set back.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Radio NZ
Publication Year:
2016
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
40802
Legacy PEIN ID:
80881
General Notes
Online only|Podcast
Record Created: 18-Oct-2016
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021