4 Surprising Facts You Need To Know About Asbestos
Asbestos is the word that defines a group of six natural minerals including actinolite, amosite anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite and tremolite. [...]
4 Signs Your Floor May Possibly Contain Asbestos
Asbestos was a popular building material in the 1920s until it was completely banned in 1980. It was predominantly used [...]
Asbestos Discovered At the Proposed $50-M Museum Site
Asbestos has been recently discovered at the old Darwin Hospital site. The area is proposed to be the location of [...]
Fly-Tipped Asbestos: Serial Asbestos Dumper in Sydney Faces New Charges
A contractor who illegally dumped 80 tons of hazardous waste containing asbestos in Sydney, is facing new charges for supposedly [...]
Mesothelioma Awareness Day: Educating the Community on the Dangers of Asbestos
Asbestos, a mineral once largely used in the construction industry can be a potential health risk when it becomes damaged [...]
6 Unexpected Household Items that May Contain Asbestos
You might think that you’re safe from asbestos contamination if your home is built later than 1990, but in reality, [...]
Asbestos First-Aid: What You should Do if You’ve Been Exposed to Asbestos
Asbestos is a very toxic material that once permeated each concrete house and buildings all over the world. It is [...]
New Blood Test to Detect Early Signs of Mesothelioma
A new research is being conducted for the development of a blood test for mesothelioma that could detect early signs [...]
Union Pushed for Ban to Protect Australians from Asbestos Threat
After the detection of 40 asbestos-containing cargo consignments in the past months, unions have threatened boycotts and industrial action. Dave [...]