asbestos
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Brooklyn said after looking back through her mum's life, they began to believe she was exposed to asbestos at her old high school, the old Fitzalan site in Cardiff.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The mum was 46 when she died from mesothelioma, an incurable cancer linked to asbestos exposure.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
"The council's own documents show that asbestos was used quite extensively in that school," said Phillip Gower from Redkite Solicitors, who are representing the family.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
A Freedom of Information request by BBC Wales suggested more than three quarters of schools in Wales still contained asbestos.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
We heard them climb up inside the walls, then scamper across the asbestos tiles.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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