Asbestos
During the nineteen seventies protests became growing regarding the use of asbestos. Legislation was voted in most industrial countries forbidding further use of asbestos and ordering the removal of it where it had been used. The multinational Eternit was a particular target, being an important producer of products containing asbestos.
It also became clear that asbestos was carcinogenic. Many victims claimed compensations. The most important trial was held in Italy. On February 11, 2012, Louis de Cartier was condemned to 16 years imprisonment by the Court of Turin in the Eternit case. He was found guilty for environmental disaster and culpable disaster. Appeal is pending.
In Belgium several lawsuits have been initiated against the Eternit Group.
Read more about this topic: Louis De Cartier De Marchienne
Famous quotes containing the word asbestos:
“Despite my asbestos gloves,
the cough is filling me with black,
and a red powder seeps through my veins....”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)