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A recent attempt to secure funding for demolishing vacant Naval and Marine Corps Reserve buildings in Pueblo, Colorado has been outvoted by Republicans and the structures will remain standing.  The House Democrats have been trying for years to get the buildings demolished due to the fact that they are full of asbestos containing materials and [...]

The Coweta County Administrator in Georgia, Theron Gay, said earlier this month that the asbestos found in and around several abandoned buildings near the Highway 34 overpass located on the Ishman Ballard Road will cost roughly $13,000 to clean up and make the area safe for the public once more.  This announcement came after the [...]

Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that is naturally occurring. Asbestos can be broken down into two basic types: serpentine and amphibole. The type of asbestos that is derived from the serpentine type of asbestos is called “chrysotile.”
Over 90% of the asbestos used in the United States is chrysotile asbestos and it accounts for 95% of [...]

When most people think of asbestos, they picture insulation, popcorn ceiling, or maybe automobile brakes.  However, asbestos was present in some products where you would never expect it.
For example, some books published into the early 1900s were printed on asbestos-containing paper that could resist high temperature, humidity, chemicals, bugs, rats, and the sun’s rays.  Baseball [...]

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that is a toxic substance now known to cause severe illnesses and cancer.  Mesothelioma is a particularly deadly form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.  Exposure most frequently occurs occupationally.  Anyone who works or has worked with the following products is at increased risk of exposure:
 

Pipes
Insulation
Ceiling Tiles
Roofing shingles
Floor [...]