Long Island town tries again to line up contractor for asbestos removal A Long Island community is attempting to rid its town of a long-time eyesore, but has had trouble lining up a contractor to remove asbestos from the property at an affordable price. According to Riverheadlocal.com, the town of Riverhead will solicit bids for the third time to award a contract for asbestos abatement at the former Weeping Willow motel. The town hopes to demolish the structure and develop Read more ⇒
Asbestos is a natural fibrous mineral, and it is mined in a number of countries across the world. Historically, it has been a popular mineral to use in construction due to the fact that it is durable, flexible, resistant to chemical attack, an excellent insulator and able to withstand high temperatures. Even the name itself comes from the Greek language where it means ‘un-extinguishable’. In the UK, asbestos has been used since the industrial revolution when it was first used Read more ⇒
NEW YORK (AP)—The Orlando Magic-New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden was postponed Tuesday because of safety concerns after debris fell into the arena during overnight cleaning of asbestos-related materials. Saying it was using “an abundance of caution,” MSG released a statement saying it consulted with the NBA and decided to postpone the game, and wouldn’t reopen the building until it was assured the arena was safe. A spokesman for New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection, Farrell Sklerov, Read more ⇒
The Silent Killer Stalking in Your Vicinity? What are the asbestos risk factors? Mesothelioma cancer statistics indicate that specific environments, industries and jobs have a higher mesothelioma risk. The risk of getting cancer from asbestos is very real. A risk factor is anything that increases your chance of getting the diagnosis: malignant mesothelioma. But having a risk factor, or even several asbestos disease risk factors, does not mean that you will develop mesothelioma lung cancer. Exposure to asbestos is the Read more ⇒
How much money should you expect to pay for asbestos removal in your house? Asbestos removal companies fluctuate widely in price, but by sticking with a handful of time-tested rules you can limit your expense. Learn vital techniques on ways to keep your asbestos removal cost to the lowest amount possible while preserving a nontoxic environment. Asbestos is a toxic substance seen in lots of items like insulation, ceiling tiles, floor tiles, sprayed-on plaster for acoustic or ornamental walls or Read more ⇒
Asbestos is one of the scariest and frightening things that we can ever find in our homes. Asbestos is a mineral which is made up of millions of very tiny fibres. The problem with these fibres is that they are so small they can easily become airborne. If the fibres are inhaled then they can cause many health complaints, many of which are ultimately fatal. If anyone is exposed to a high amount of asbestos fibres in the air then Read more ⇒
Asbestos is one of those dangers that we can’t see, and symptoms of asbestos exposure usually take 20 – 40 years to develop … but they’re usually 100% fatal. So, getting yourself some basic education now, might be very rewarding in a couple of decades … friable – when dry, can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure non-friable which cannot be reduced to powder by hand pressure #1. Transite pipe (non friable)- you can easily recognize Read more ⇒
As usual, many of the “scary” things in our homes are scary because we don’t have any background / knowledge about them. One of those “things” is ASBESTOS – a mineral made out of microscopic fibers. If we are exposed to a high concentration of asbestos airborne fibers, there’s a greater risk of developing asbestos related diseases, and no safe level of asbestos exposure has yet been determined. Those diseases are: – Lung, colon and stomach cancer – Mesothelioma – Read more ⇒
Because of its unique qualities such as resistance to heat, fire, wear or chemicals, asbestos used to be a very popular material – until a short time ago. For a long time, people used to create a lot of things out of asbestos, such as building material, clothes or toys. But then, some 50 years ago, it was found out that it was poisonous. Asbestos poisoning – what is it actually? The advantage and curse of asbestos at the same Read more ⇒
The history of asbestos as we know it dates back 2000 years. It was the Greeks who named this mineral asbestos, meaning inextinguishable. The ancient Greeks observed the harmful biological effects but continued to use the mineral said to have magical properties. Pliny (Roman naturalist) and Strabo (Greek geographer) noted an appearance of “sickness of the lungs” in slaves who wove asbestos into cloth. The Greeks also used asbestos for the wicks of the eternal flames of the vestal virgins, Read more ⇒
