In general, if an asbestos-sided home is to be re-sided, the old siding should be removed by a contractor with proper equipment and a means of safe disposal of the old siding. Covering the siding ...

Australian-backed Indonesian consumer activists who won a landmark legal bid to enforce mandatory warning labels on white ...

People who live in houses built before 2000 are being warned of a major risk and urged to 'look' and 'make a decision fast '. It comes as property specialists have explained how to check if your home ...

Non-resilient flooring is made of brick, ceramic or clay, or stone. None of these contain asbestos. They are usually installed in mortar, a cement-type product that is unlikely to contain asbestos.

While most of this ACM waste is generally deposited in special landfills that aim to contain leaking of asbestos into the surrounding environment, there’s the possibility of neutralizing the ...

People who live in houses built before 2000 are being warned of a major risk and urged to 'look' and 'make a decision fast' if they spot it.

Asbestos-containing materials remain in place in older buildings and houses, including asbestos cement roofing, external cladding, internal wall linings, textured ceilings, vinyl flooring, and ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently took a big step toward curbing asbestos use, but experts say that even with the new regulations exposure to the substance is expected to remain a ...

A boulder containing chrysotile, or white asbestos, lies on the edge of the Cana Brava mine, owned and operated by SAMA S.A., part of the Brazilian Eternit Group, in Minacu, northern Goias State ...

Inhalation of asbestos fibres can cause a range of severe health problems. One of the most serious is mesothelioma, a deadly cancer that affects the lining of the lungs. There is no cure for ...

Asbestos in existing pipes, ducts and pits will complicate the rollout of the $37.5 billion national broadband network, but the federal government insists that the costs have been taken into account.