The cement pipes are not a safety risk for water customers, Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County manager Michael Kukura said. "The asbestos was fabricated in the pipe. It doesn't touch the ...

A $1.2 million project was approved Wednesday to replace a nearly mile-long stretch of waterline in North Huntingdon, including a 75-year-old section of cement pipe that is infused with asbestos.

The problem of outdated and hazardous asbestos water pipes in rural areas like Caithness was highlighted by a local MSP this week. On Tuesday, Edward Mountain, Conservative MSP for the Highlands and ...

Napa will replace two miles of a vital water main that is springing big leaks frequently enough that the city deems this $16.5 million project to be emergency work. When the main is out of action ...

But the legacy of asbestos lives on. This is because it remains in buildings as a fireproof material. It is often found in insulation, floor tiles, joint compound and other components of homes and ...

Prior to analysis, an appropriate quantity of the degradation product specimens underwent drying and subsequent waste chemical pipe insulation and cooling material (NCPM) procedures. Fourier transform ...

A reply to Cllr McGowan’s motion from the Head of Finance and Water Services stated: “We have identified this section of old asbestos cement trunk main ... since then the roads have been widened and ...