Papers on prosecutions of waste disposal/recycling firms over deaths of employees. Inlcudes press coverage and notes by Dalton on Ian Ward who died while working for Norpol Recycling Ltd, Lancashire.
Letter to and press cuttings about Michael Meacher, Environment Minister.
Correspondence and papers on landfill. Includes lists of landfill site operators in UK.
Correspondence between Dalton and Barry Castleman, environmental consultant, on asbestos-related issues. Subjects include Turner & Newall (including copies of Turner & Newall correspondence, 1938-1964), Richard Doll, Irving Selikoff, World Trade Organization asbestos case.
The British Asbestos newsletter was a quarterly publication distributed worldwide to solicitors, victim support groups, academics, medical personnel and research bodies. It was founded and co-ordinated by Laurie Kazan-Allen, coordinator of the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat.
- Circular letter to national asbestos institutions, 1994
- Print--outs from Asbestos Institute website about chrysotile asbestos, 1998
- Copy of 'What is the logic being applied by anti-asbestos activists?' published by Asbestos Institute, 2003
Correspondence and papers on asbestos in Brazil. Includes:
- correspondence with Fernanda Giannasi, Brazilian labour inspector and safety engineer and co-ordinator of Ban Asbestos Network
- academic papers by Fernanda Giannasi, Annie Thébaud-Mony, Barry Castleman
Papers on asbestos in USA. Includes:
- emails and article on asbestos in California and Montana, 2000
- email on levels of asbestos in New York City after terrorist attack on World Trade Center, 2001
Correspondence and papers on asbestos in South Africa, including compensation claims against Cape plc by South African workers. Includes:
- photographs of demonstration
- press cuttings
- Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) leaflets and newsletters
The communications are on environmental and occupational health issues (mainly asbestos-related).
Communications (mainly emails) sent to Dalton and other activists informing them of developments around the world regarding banning asbestos.