Once hailed as a premium for fireproofing and insulating, asbestos has become widely known as a dangerous set of fibrous minerals. When its fibers become airborne and are inhaled, asbestos can wreak ...

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 ...

Some North Carolina schools and daycares will soon be tested for lead and asbestos. State leaders told the State Board of Education on Wednesday the plan so far is to start with elementary schools and ...

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans spend about 90 percent of their time indoors. While the walls of our homes can help shield us from some air pollutants, ...

While some Harford County residents worry about plans to process tons of asbestos at Aberdeen Proving Ground, the Army and the contractor that would operate the plant say their pilot project would be ...