Asbestos Blog

Short Answer: Asbestos air quality testing is critical for you to prevent diseases, such as asbestosis and mesothelioma, that can occur from the harmful effects of asbestos exposure. How Does Asbestos Get Into The Air?  Asbestos breaks up into tiny fibers, which may even be microscopic and invisible without proper equipment.  If your home is [...]Read More...

Does asbestos smell?: No, you generally cannot smell or even taste asbestos. One of the things that makes asbestos so dangerous is you can be breathing or swallowing it without knowing. All Types of Asbestos Generally Have No Taste or Smell  Asbestos fibers can be microscopic, too small to see. But asbestos has no real [...]Read More...

An asbestos audit is another term for an asbestos inspection, in which a person (preferably a trained, licensed professional) inspects a premises for the presence of asbestos, or suspected asbestos-containing material (ACM). An asbestos audit is a good idea when encountering any building constructed before the 1980s, especially before remodeling, demolishing, buying or selling it. [...]Read More...

Even the most loyal Fantastic Four aficionados are probably unfamiliar with Orson Kasloff, a/k/a Asbestos Man, a nefarious rapscallion from the early 1960s. A Fireproof Supervillain Professor Kasloff was one of the world’s foremost analytical chemists. Like many other people inside and outside of comic books, Kasloff turned to crime to supplement his income. However, [...]Read More...

Short answer: A spill kit is a collection of tools and equipment needed to clean up an inadvertent spill of a particular substance. Different types of substances have different properties and pose varying types of danger, so spill kits are tailored to the need. Asbestos is a highly durable but equally dangerous substance that was [...]Read More...

do you need to know that your insulation is safe? Keep reading for the differences between cellulose and asbestos insulation!

Short Answer: No, most forms of asbestos do not conduct electricity. In fact, one of the most appealing qualities of asbestos to industry was its non-conductivity. That’s why asbestos was used to insulate electrical wire and other electrical components.  It’s also why many industrial workers were exposed to asbestos, and why there is still a [...]Read More...

The quality of the air we breathe is vital to our health, and two significant causes of poor air quality in the home can be the presence of mold or asbestos. Mold and asbestos are both dangerous to come into contact with, but are they the same thing, and is asbestos essentially mold? The short [...]Read More...

Summary: For thousands of years, a group of minerals known as asbestos have been called a “miracle mineral,” prized for their amazing properties and resistance to the elements. But that durability makes asbestos a carcinogen and cause of various illnesses.  Mined and Maligned Asbestos is, without any doubt, the world’s most maligned mineral—and for good [...]Read More...

Asbestos Cement Is Still Widely Used. But Proper Precautions Can Help Avoid Exposure to Harmful Asbestos Fibers. We know today that asbestos is an incredibly toxic material, capable of causing mesothelioma, respiratory disorders, and several different types of cancer. However, asbestos was once widely used by many industries. In fact, its strength, resiliency, and heat-resistant [...]Read More...

Why Do You Need Mold Testing? Just like yeast and mushrooms, mold is a fungus. It creates problems for your health in residences, offices, and schools. If your building or a specific room is in a moist area, then it can grow mold. Where there is mold, there is an increased risk of developing mold-related [...]Read More...

Pleural Plaques Harm the Respiratory System and Can Cause Further Damage Asbestos exposure has been linked to serious health conditions, including mesothelioma and several different types of cancer. However, asbestos-related illnesses often stay dormant for years. Many people do not realize they have a disease until they begin showing symptoms later in life. While some [...]Read More...