and the Agency also included all other asbestiform amphibole minerals. The Agency noted that its definition is more expansive than other agencies’ regulatory definitions of asbestos, which do ...

but no other form of asbestos. Methods: Mortality by certified cause and various measures of exposure to tremolite and related amphibole fibres was assessed in a cohort of 406 vermiculite mineworkers ...

Asbestos minerals are commonly found around the world in certain types of rocks and soils including serpentine, amphibole and anthphyllite, crocidolite and tremolite. NOA has previously been ...

“Deputy sheriffs are highly aware of the hazardous conditions they are facing in these fire zones, including asbestos, lead and other harmful materials in the air they are breathing, and it hasn ...

(Danny Arsenault/ CBC) Memorial University's campus renewal fee was designed to pay for the institution's most pressing deferred maintenance projects like its asbestos-riddled tunnel system and mould.

The site that was involved in the fire is known to have contained asbestos. Despite this, the council has said the health risk is low to the public, but it has urged caution. Asbestos fibres are ...

The fractured section of a sample taken from the tiles reveals the presence of fibrous bundles, characteristic attributes of asbestos, similar to those described by Belardi and Piga (2013). Table 1 ...

The history of asbestos in the UK dates back to the late 1870s when the use of the material started, mainly on ships, steam engines and in power generating plants. By early 1900s the dangers of ...

For most of the 20th century, virtually every naval ship had asbestos aboard in some capacity. Now, the U.S. Navy is the military branch believed to have the highest rate of mesothelioma, a cancer ...

When manufacturers of asbestos-containing products file for bankruptcy, they must set aside compensation for current and future asbestos victims in asbestos trust funds. As of February 2025, an ...