Pipes containing asbestos are being installed in new condominiums, hospitals and high-rises in Canada, despite widespread health concerns that have led many countries to ban its use.

By studying the AC pipes, the city found the pipes have been “slowly deteriorating” as they age, but have not deteriorated enough to release any asbestos fibres into the water.

Nearly 2,000 miles of aging asbestos concrete pipes are carrying drinking water in the City of San Diego. Experts are divided on the health risks they may pose.

Asbestos pipes replacement behind schedule The replacing process of asbestos cement (AC) pipes in the city, Annadale and Seshego was planned to span two financial years namely 2016/17 and 2017/18.

A. Asbestos pipe insulation was common in the 1920s and is not regarded as a significant health risk when it is undamaged and intact. Fortunately, the asbestos insulation in your home has been ...

Q: I live in a 35-year-old house that has forced-air furnace pipes covered with asbestos. There are no breaks in the asbestos, but I wonder whether I could cover them (wearing a mask) with duct tape.

POLOKWANE – The Municipality says they are concerned about vandalism of asbestos (ac) pipes currently taking place in Zone 1.

Asbestos can be found in approximately 6,300km of Ireland’s water mains, but there is no evidence to show that the use of this type of piping is dangerous, according to Irish Water.

Geetanjali Gayatri Tribune News Service Chandigarh, February 15 Revisiting its own order, the Public Health Department today recommended the scrapping of the tender to buy asbestos (AC) pipes for r ...