A study led by a community group found that even after cleanups were supposedly complete, many standing homes in Altadena ...

Residents compiled testing results for 50 remediated homes. One third still contained asbestos, and 63% contained elevated ...

But lead levels on the floors of 63% of tested homes were found to be far above EPA screening thresholds, a result Tissot ...

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- A family driven from their home for months by an asbestos nightmare is blaming two well-known companies for their frustrating situation. Asbestos was once known as the ...

Work on a new downtown Toms River park has been halted after concerns about asbestos contamination from two older homes that were being demolished.

A: The only reliable way to know is to hire an environmental consulting firm or asbestos building inspector. They'll take fingernail-sized samples and test them in a laboratory. You can't see or smell ...

Q: The home inspector I hired never mentioned that the floor tiles and air duct insulation contain asbestos. Shouldn't he have pointed this out? A: Asbestos is generally regarded as “outside the scope ...

Asbestos, once hailed as a miracle material for its fire-resistant properties, has become a significant health hazard in modern times. Understanding why professional asbestos removal is essential for ...

One health expert has broken down what asbestos is as the toxic material was found on board Pete Davidson and Colin Jost's ...

If you want to cause homeowner anxiety, there's no better word to do it than "asbestos." Implicated in 5,000 U.S. deaths annually, it's nearly ubiquitous yet little understood in its threat. Here's a ...