Jim Walker said a scholar on the east coast did a study on air quality in homes near a former asbestos plant in Patterson, ...

Israel's destructive military campaign in Gaza has released a silent killer: asbestos. The mineral, once widely-used in building materials, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that ...

Part of the asbestos material had broken off and fallen to the ground, increasing the likelihood that fibers dispersed into the air. Many volunteers ... (white asbestos), amosite (brown asbestos ...

The commonality of animal response to certain multiwalled carbon nanotubes and asbestos makes a more detailed comparison ... that is relatively homogeneous chemically, but exists in samples of ...

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‘Due to the age of the building, we suspect the smoke plume may contain asbestos but investigations are ongoing. ‘Local residents are advised to please keep windows and doors shut and stay ...

When announcing the soil testing results experts said the findings were consistent with elevated levels of lead in air samples collected after the fire and with the number of homes with lead-based ...

On Wednesday, CMSD sent a letter to staff and families stating that air samples taken after cleaning and remediation “show that airborne fungal levels inside the building are now similar to or ...

Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. The primary objectives of the present study are –to identify ...