Asbestos is the generic name for several types of minerals that occur naturally in the Earth's surface. Asbestos became popular in building materials during the late 1800s because of it's fire and ...

A roofing contractor has been fined after two of his employees were caught illegally dumping ripped plastic bags of asbestos ...

and abatement of asbestos and lead building materials. Our staff works closely with building maintenance activities and campus projects to ensure the safe removal of asbestos and lead building ...

Asbestos was used in building materials until it was discovered that inhalation of fibres could cause cancers, but it is only ...

Despite the World Health Organization (WHO) warning the use of asbestos as building materials poses a health risk to people, some schools in Meru and Tharaka Nithi still have the materials on ...

Widescale bans on the general usage of asbestos containing materials (ACM ... to dispose of increasing amounts of such waste keeps building. For nations like Ukraine that are faced with countless ...

The Okanagan Forest Task Force had to call in specialists and get material tested for asbestos contamination after someone ...

Asbestos, a notorious carcinogen, was in widespread use throughout the 20th century—from building materials to brake pads and even fake snow on film sets including The Wizard of Oz and White ...

The Department of Environmental Protection says that because some of the building materials were made out of asbestos, air ...

Asbestos, a naturally occurring fibrous mineral, had been widely used in building materials because of its durability, fire-resistant properties and low price. But it was later found to cause a ...

Monica Johnston worked at a Belfast hospital for almost 50 years and was diagnosed with asbestos-related cancer in 2023.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. According to the WHO, all types of asbestos cause diseases such as mesothelioma (a cancer ...