Testing for lead and asbestos is important as they are dangerous chemicals that can lurk in the paint, insulation, and ...

Once hailed as a premium for fireproofing and insulating, asbestos has become widely known as a dangerous set of fibrous minerals. When its fibers become airborne and are inhaled, asbestos can wreak ...

Some North Carolina schools and daycares will soon be tested for lead and asbestos. State leaders told the State Board of Education on Wednesday the plan so far is to start with elementary schools and ...

The city will soon begin testing soil and dust at Tustin residents’ homes for any asbestos or lead emitted from the burnt north hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station, after previously focusing on ...

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A public health agency is recommending that people who worked at a now-closed insulation plant here be tested, along with their families, for asbestos-related lung disease. The ...