The processing and use of asbestos-containing diaphragms by the chlor-alkali industry poses an unreasonable risk to the health of workers, the US Environmental Protection Agency concludes in a draft ...

Britons planning home renovations could be unknowingly exposed to asbestos, which is still found in many UK properties built before 2000. Experts explain five key warning signs your home may contain ...

Types of asbestos that have been phased out still pose broad cancer risks, the agency’s draft “part 2” asbestos risk evaluation says. “Legacy” uses of asbestos found in building insulation, pipes, ...

A new rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency this week puts an end to the use of asbestos, a known carcinogen, in the United States. But researchers caution that we’ll likely still be ...

A Democratic senator and public health advocates are demanding that the White House and its contractors prove their rapid demolition of the East Wing last week did not expose workers and passersby to ...

Why work history and possible asbestos exposure should be discussed alongside smoking when assessing lung cancer ...

SAN ANTONIO - Asbestos-containing pipes remain in widespread use throughout San Antonio, raising health concerns due to asbestos's known link to cancer when inhaled into the lungs. While the safety of ...

Asbestos remains present in 83% of state schools in England, with official UK statistics indicating that around 15 school workers die each year from asbestos-related disease caused by past exposure.

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is warning Maui residents and first responders about the heightened risk of asbestos, a known carcinogen, amid the likelihood of exposure following ...

The U.S. military overused asbestos-containing products throughout the last century before entering WWII, as affordable materials were in high demand for mass-producing military equipment quickly. All ...

After seven years of disputes, parents at the University of Montana received settlements over asbestos exposure in McGill ...

It was just before dawn as seven bulky men in T-shirts and sweatpants gathered in front of a towering glass building on Lexington Avenue in New York City. Marcelo Crespo, a 41-year-old with gleaming ...