Dream home turns into ‘asbestos house from hell’
A couple have been left high and dry by insurance companies refusing to pay out after their new family home became contaminated with dangerous asbestos...
Category: Asbestos
New study challenges assumption of asbestos’ ability to move in soil
Scientist findings may have implications for current remediation strategies...
Hospital air tests return negative result for asbestos
Air testing has returned a negative result for asbestos after dust fell on a patient in a hospital’s intensive care unit...
Video explaining the risks of asbestos exposure and what precautions to take
The four main diseases caused by asbestos are mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis and plural plaque. In this video from NHS Choices, learn more about...
Brighton bombing of 1984 may have exposed emergency services rescuers to asbestos
Rescuers who worked at the scene of the deadly IRA bombing in Brighton 32 years ago are being sought after a police officer died from an asbestos-related disease. Police, fire and ambulance personnel who were involved in the aftermath of the attack...
Asbestos to blame for accountant’s death
A retired accountant died from industrial disease linked to exposure to asbestos, an inquest has heard...
Asbestos, lung health and you
Exposure to asbestos can lead to several different illnesses that are sure to affect your lung health...
Exposure to classroom asbestos thought to have killed another former teacher
A former teacher who died of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos is thought to have inhaled toxic dust in the classrooms where he worked...