Why, exactly, is asbestos such a serious health hazard and the reason for worldwide commotion? What makes it so dangerous? Marcel Brouns will explain the answer to this essential question and apply his findings to a broader perspective. Marcel has a profoundly deep, life-long interest in chemistry. Awarded a Ph.D with highest honours in 1970, he […]
Kees van Dongen has studied law at the university of Nijmegen and completed several studies in personal coaching. He has a lot of experience as a Director in a Board of several non-profitorganisations He is the independant chairman of Ascert.
Mavis Nye will speak of her five year fight with an invariably fatal asbestos cancer, mesothelioma, which usually claims its victims within a year of diagnosis. Having initially only been given three months to live, she set upon a difficult journey through four chemo regimes and two Phase I trials, only to be told no […]
Jarosław Nyzio will present on the Polish National Asbestos Eradication Program, which makes Poland one of the first countries in the EU to have such a challenging policy. He obtained a Master of Science degree at Agricultural University of Poznań. Since 1998 he has been employed in the National Labour Inspectorate, where he had been […]
Ingeborg Smit MSc MA works as a senior environmental specialist at Antea Group, where she specialises in asbestos investigation in soil. Ingeborg studied Environmental Sciences and Public Administration at Utrecht University and worked for several years in the field of Public Communication. This enables her to combine environmental issues of asbestos with Dutch policy and […]
Bart Noordermeer lives in the residential area of Wateringen (borough Westland), very close to The Hague. On the stormy night of January 12th, 2015, a big fire broke out at a warehouse close to his home, causing large amounts of asbestos fragments from the roof of the warehouse to be scattered throughout the wide area. […]
