asbestos was widely used as an insulation material as it was effective and relatively cheap. Gradually it was used in everything from domestic fuse boxes, guttering down-pipes and corrugated ...

If you're renovating floor tiles, make sure they do not contain asbestos. An expert tells us how to find out if the mineral ...

Throughout the last century, the U.S. armed forces resorted to asbestos-containing products as World War II demanded ...

Earlier this week, the Shenandoah School Board approved a proposal for a pre-renovation asbestos survey with Atlas for the ...

The NI Housing Executive (NIHE) has revealed asbestos surveys and legal wranglings over a telecoms mast have “slowed” down ...

Since its initial appearance on the Judicial Hellholes list in 2020, South Carolina asbestos litigation continues to move up. South Carolina ...

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Asbestos may have been banned from use in the UK since 1999 but the hazardous material continues to pose a ...

Hundreds of thousands could die from asbestos exposure in UK schools, a worrying new report has alleged. The Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC) report predicts mesothelioma deaths will continue ...

Once a year, primary school headteacher Roger Tweed used to take his board of governors on a tour of asbestos hot spots in the buildings where he taught, proudly reassuring them that they were all ...

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral in rocks and stone that was frequently found in floor tiles, insulation, and paint between the 1940s and 1970s. Lung cancer and other health risks ...