A landmark study into the health impacts of living in a house with loose-fill asbestos insulation. A landmark study from The Australian National University (ANU) into the health impacts of living in a ...

Q: We bought our house about eight months ago and just learned that we have asbestos insulation on the air ducts in our attic. The sellers must have known about it because they purchased a new forced ...

They should rename the town of Asbestos after this stuff. According to the CBC, the town of Asbestos, Quebec, is changing its name. "There is really a negative perception around asbestos," Mayor ...

Asbestos is the name for six kinds of minerals found naturally in the earth. They're made up of bundles of fibers that are flexible, lightweight, and resistant to heat, fire, chemicals, and ...

American manufacturers started widely using asbestos in their products in the 19th century. Here's why use of the material persisted, despite attempts to ban it decades ago. A close-up of asbestos, a ...

Asbestos is a naturally occurring material that is present in soil and rocks. Exposure to asbestos may lead to lung diseases and other health conditions. In the past, many manufacturing companies used ...

For years now, asbestos has been a building boogeyman. We know people used to use a lot of this stuff, we know it's bad for people, and we know we're still finding it in old building, requiring ...