Question: I’m taking up a tile floor and need to dispose of it. I’m not sure if it’s asbestos tile or not. How and where can I dispose of it? Answer: There are two kinds of asbestos: friable, which is ...

In March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned the most common form of asbestos, a cancer-causing substance associated with tens of thousands of deaths in the country every year. The ban ...

The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency’s website has information about asbestos regulations, including fees, notification requirements and surveys. The site also includes information about how to find ...

I receive a lot of questions from home buyers about asbestos. Will we identify the presence of asbestos? Can we test for asbestos? Does this or that material contain asbestos? And so on. During one of ...

The number of homeowners getting asbestos removed has jumped over the past year, according to Checkatrade. The online directory said demand for asbestos removal services surged by 21 per cent in 2024, ...

Asbestos isn’t just one substance – it’s the name given to a group of minerals characterised by long, thin fibres. Asbestos is found naturally in rocks and has been used for centuries. At first ...

Tarentum plans to hire a contractor to test more than two dozen buildings for asbestos. The 28 buildings are among the 33 now on the borough’s demolition list. Three companies submitted bids for the ...

Asbestos use was widespread in the U.S. military during the 20th century, reaching its peak as the World War II war effort demanded accessible materials for producing military equipment. It made ...

Even if you’re not fussed about the health risks of asbestos (and you should be), you might want to know about the new legal ones. Property owners’ legal responsibilities All property owners in ...