Land bank members voted Tuesday to apply for $549,500 in brownfield remediation funds to tear down a building at 290 North ...

Data from the XRISM X-ray satellite provide unprecedented detail on how ionized plasma moves in massive galaxy clusters — a question with huge cosmological and astrophysical implications ...

Toxics in the air from urban wildfires may include dioxins, asbestos, and lead. But testing, until recently, for these air ...

Asbestos fibers are indestructible, which seemingly made them useful in building and construction. However when asbestos fibers become airborne, they can be inhaled or ingested and cause inflammation ...

Asbestos mineral fibers were widely used by most U.S. industries for decades until the 1980s, when information about their carcinogenic effects started to surface. The military, too, applied large ...

Bundaberg council says the building needs to be removed quickly because it contains asbestos. A historic Surf Life Saving Queensland building will be demolished after major erosion left the ...

A man who created 'choking smog' after making a fortune by keeping and illegally burning asbestos, cars, fridges and tyres has been ordered to carry out unpaid work. Derek McAllister admitted ...

The key question addressed by this analysis is: What would be the saving to society if we did not have any cases of lung cancer or mesothelioma in 2011 attributable to occupational or ...

Objective To conduct a meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies on welding or exposure to welding fumes and risk of lung cancer, accounting for confounding by exposure to asbestos and tobacco ...

Because this kind of cancer can be so aggressive, the estimated asbestos lung cancer life expectancy ranges from 5-57 months. Treatment can help extend life expectancy for lung cancer — but it can be ...

Georgia-Pacific’s talc liability unit Bestwall LLC said a lawsuit seeking to limit the company’s ability in bankruptcy to block future lawsuits over asbestos exposure is premature and unnecessary.

Liverpool Council has moved to ease concerns over the presence of asbestos on school playing fields in Fazakerley. Members of the city’s planning committee expressed their concerns over how a small ...