Where you find asbestos products. What is common to many asbestos-containing products is that they were (are) used to contain heat (i.e. thermal insulation.) or there were used as a bonding agent (cement or mastic) It is impossible to list all of the products that have, at one time or another, contained asbestos. Some of
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The season for potential water in your basement is now coming to a basement near you. Are you ready? Monitoring your home is discussed below may prevent water damage. It should be understood that it is impossible to predict the severity or frequency of moisture penetration to a home. Almost all basements exhibit signs of moisture
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Asbestos Exposure Exposure to asbestos fibers can cause asbestos-related diseases including malignant mesothelioma and other cancers. A potentially dangerous asbestos exposure can result from very small fibers at low exposure levels. Most such exposure would likely have occurred prior to the 1980s, but the latency period can be up to 50 years for most asbestos-related
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Interesting Asbestos News When it comes to asbestos here is some interesting news; the advice of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can be summed up in three words: Do Not Disturb. The highly toxic building material poses no threat to those who must co-exist with it — including many homeowners whose homes were built before
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What to Do If You Find Asbestos in Your Home… Asbestos was used in homes and other from 1990 and older. It was ideal at the time because it was good for soundproofing, had a decent tensile strength, and was pretty much resistant to heat, electrical and chemical damage. We now know that asbestos can
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