Soon, 14 cement factories located around Cairo started using asbestos in the manufacture of water pipes ... a relatively rare cancer of the thin membranes that line the chest and abdomen, also caused ...

Pipe breakages and bursts are a looming issue as ageing asbestos cement piping begins to degrade (Credit: Getty Images) Hundreds of thousands of miles of pipes made from asbestos cement deliver ...

But it can be found in things such as cement, tiles, and insulation. Amosite. Also called “brown” asbestos, experts consider it one of the most dangerous types. Amosite is the second most ...

Virtual College adds that there are three types of asbestos: Crocidolite asbestos is a light blueish white, consists of long and thin fibres ... can also be found in cement panels and ...

In the 1950s, the Swiss company Schweizerische Eternitwerke commissioned the Swiss designer Willy Guhl to create works using Eternit, a patented mixture of cement and asbestos known for its ...

A $1.2 million project was approved Wednesday to replace a nearly mile-long stretch of waterline in North Huntingdon, including a 75-year-old section of cement pipe that is infused with asbestos.

"Asbestos exposure, including chrysotile, causes cancer of the lung, larynx and ovaries, and mesothelioma, a type of cancer that affects the thin layers of tissue that cover most of the organs in ...

It can be found in either a bonded or friable form. Bonded asbestos means the fibres are bound in a cement matrix. Asbestos sheeting that was used for walls, fences, roofs and eaves are examples ...

Hundreds of thousands of miles of pipes made from asbestos cement deliver drinking water to people around the world, but are reaching the end of their lifespan and starting to degrade. Scientists ...