The fibrous bundles are similar to rope; and, much like rope ... abdomen and heart. Once an asbestos fiber is in the lung ...

"This is an acceptable level and poses minimal risk to residents and nearby businesses from inhaling airborne asbestos fibres," he said. "Air monitoring will continue until the roof sheeting has ...

Roger, 75, is dying from mesothelioma, a terminal cancer caused by exposure to asbestos fibres. He is unusual, having survived five years since being diagnosed with the disease, which is always fatal.

Heavy exposure to airborne asbestos fibres over a prolonged period results in asbestosis or a disease of the lungs leading to lung cancer. JAIPUR: It is not just asbestos mines in the state that ...

Environment Officer Damien O’Neill said consultants stated there was no danger of ground water being contaminated by asbestos fibres. These fibres physically couldn’t get down through the ...

TESTS are being conducted to determine if more asbestos has been disturbed during the ongoing redevelopment of the Royal Hobart Hospital. RHH redevelopment project director Ben Moloney said some ...

"The majority of the time it's not wrapped and the fibres are just going everywhere.” Mr Thomson said much of the dumped asbestos had been transported in uncovered loads, putting all at risk ...

SCOTS are facing a growing risk from asbestos in water pipes with more than a quarter of pipes in some areas containing the cancer-causing fibres. There are fears that the more than half of the ...

A gran died from deadly asbestos exposure after spending decades unknowingly breathing in toxic fibres found in the cupboards of her council house. Christobel Grant, 76, was diagnosed with a rare ...