A spokesperson for EPA's Region 7 said it appears that the Sedalia School District has taken the proper steps to address the fiber release episode.

Historically, the greatest contributions to airborne asbestos concentrations during brake repair work were likely due to specific, short-duration, dust-generating activities. In this paper, the ...

Orange County health officials said the main concern for asbestos exposure from the now-burnt blimp hangar was from debris chunks containing the hazardous material, and that asbestos in the air played ...

Testing Thursday found that the air flowing around Fort Morgan High School was free of contamination from asbestos particles, according to Dr. James Hammack, Morgan County School District Re-3 ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Norfolk Public Schools recently provided parents and guardians an update about the condition on Sherwood Forest Elementary School. Last month, some parents were so upset about ...

No asbestos has been found in the air around a building site in Cleckheaton, Kirklees Council said, after traces were found in dust samples from nearby homes earlier this summer. Samples taken from ...

Mining companies in northern Minnesota could face penalties and dust-control mandates under a new federal regulation that sharply limits asbestos in workplace air. Under a regulation issued Feb. 29, ...

Trader Joe’s closes SE Portland store after asbestos found in floor adhesive; officials say short-term exposure risk to customers is low.

Davidson plans to test the air Friday at a town park where asbestos, which has airborne fibers that can cause lung diseases, was found in soil last week. The town announced last week that it would ...