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 [...]
Illegal Asbestos Disposal Leads a Man to Do Community Service
A businessman from Scotland has been sentenced to do a community service for illegally dumping asbestos near a primary school [...]
Recent Developments in Research for Mesothelioma Treatment
Mesothelioma is a rare and fatal form of cancer triggered by exposure to asbestos. The disease usually develops in the [...]
Asbestos Discovery In Opera House Prompts Work Ban On Renovations
After tests confirmed the presence of asbestos at the Sydney Opera House, a union has placed a work ban on [...]
Oman Joined Several Other Countries Banning Asbestos Products
Oman's Minister of Trade and Industries has announced, through Ministerial Decision 139/2017, a ban on the importation of any product [...]