Asbestos Testing Costs 2021
The average for asbestos testing is about $517, with a typical range around $225 and $808. It may cost as low as $90 or high as $2,000 for the US in 2021. Testing costs increase with the buildings size and how complex the project is. From around the 1900’s to around the 1970’s, contractors utilized this natural silicate in homes […]
Asbestos In Appliances
Products that once contained asbestos can be broadly divided into three ranges of products. Read on to learn more. Handheld and Small Appliances Handheld and smaller-than-a-breadbox sized items that had to be both lightweight and heat resistant often made it onto this list. Also, items that may have contained no major asbestos component may still […]
Asbestos In Auto Repair, Brakes And Clutches
Asbestos has been a component in linings, clutch facings, and brakes pads for a long time and millions of them on the shelf of an auto parts store or operating in vehicles can still be found today. That said they are not normally used in the production of new components. Read on to learn more. […]
Asbestos, Mines and Vermiculite Processing In Arizona
The following is from asbestos.com and discusses the history of mines and vermiculite processing in Arizona. The full article can be found here. Mines Over a period of 53 years, 160 Salt River Canyon mines produced more than 75,000 tons of asbestos, while the production from an additional 60-70 mines operating in the area remains […]
Asbestos Insulation Removal Costs 2021
Asbestos Insulation Removal Asbestos removal may become an issue when a material containing asbestos is damaged, crumbling or flaking in your home. Read on to learn more about what to do and the costs associated with the removal of asbestos. Asbestos was used very widely in building materials before the start of the 1970’s. In […]
Buried Asbestos Remains a Concern
From: www.asbestos.com Scientists have discovered that the soil composition typically used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to cap asbestos Superfund sites actually increases mobility of the toxic mineral, sending it into groundwater that could endanger people nearby. This discovery disproves the long-held belief that, once buried, asbestos waste no longer presents a serious problem. The Journal of Hazardous […]
Chrysotile Asbestos and PV29
From National Law Review On May 12, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began environmental justice consultations regarding the development of risk management actions under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for Asbestos, Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos and Pigment Violet 29 (PV29). EPA will hold two identical consultation webinars, on June 1, 2021, and June […]
Asbestos Tile Removal Cost 2021
Asbestos tile removal costs an average of $3,250 with costs ranging from $1,500 to in excess of $5,000 for the US in 2021. Read on to learn more. An inspection will most likely be needed and a report made to a third party company so levels of asbestos can be confirmed. Once that is done, […]
Asbestos In The News April 2021
On April 23, 2021, Stanford University Reported the following: (The whole article may be read here) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) largely remedies Superfund sites containing asbestos by capping them with soil to lock the buried toxin in place. But new research suggests that this may actually increase the likelihood of human exposure to the […]
Asbestos In The News 2021
In January 2021, The National Law review published an article with the headline: Asbestos Reporting and Regulation to be a TSCA Focal Point for EPA in 2021. We thought this may be of help to those in the asbestos industry but because of publishing regulations from The National Law Review, we cannot quote from the […]
Popcorn Ceiling Removal Cost 2021
How much does it cost to remove a popcorn ceiling? You can expect to pay about $1.50 per sq. ft. on average or $1 to $2 per sq. ft. for popcorn ceiling removal that may or may not contain asbestos. According to homeguide.com popcorn ceiling removal costs about $1.50 per sq. ft. with average prices […]
Asbestos, the CDC and NIOSH
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alongside The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health have published a number of peer reviewed guidelines regarding asbestos in the work place. Read on to learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/asbestos/default.html Asbestos, OSHA & AHERA Training Via Classroom & Online The Asbestos Institute has provided EPA and Cal/OSHA-accredited safety training […]
Christmas Decorations And Asbestos
For several, vintage clothing has been in fashion and over recent years vintage homeware, including Christmas decorations, have also become popular. However, these decorations from days of yore may carry a silent killer. Most people know of the dangers of asbestos and that it was widely used in the construction industry due to its fire […]
Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality And Asbestos
The following information from the Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality regarding Asbestos. About the Program The purpose of the Asbestos National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Program is to protect public health from exposure to regulated asbestos-containing material (RACM) during NESHAP facility renovation/demolition activities, asbestos removal, transport and disposal, by closely monitoring those […]
Asbestos Testing Costs 2020
The average for asbestos testing is about $517, with a typical range around $225 and $808. It may cost as low as $90 or high as $2,000 for the US in 2020. Testing costs increase with the buildings size and how complex the project is. From around the 1900’s to around the 1970’s, contractors utilized this natural silicate in homes […]
Asbestosis Definition
Here is the Mayo Clinic’s definition of asbestosis: Asbestosis (as-bes-TOE-sis) is a chronic lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos fibers. Prolonged exposure to these fibers can cause lung tissue scarring and shortness of breath. Asbestosis symptoms can range from mild to severe, and usually don’t appear until many years after continued exposure. Asbestos is a […]
History of Asbestos Related Disease
The Postgraduate Medical Journal part of the US Library of Medicine National Institutes Of Health published an academic paper on the History of Asbestos Related Disease. To quote from the abstract: “The first medical article on the hazards of asbestos dust appeared in the British Medical Journal in 1924. Following inquiries by Edward Merewether and […]
How Asbestos Causes Cancer
The following article is a fully sourced academic report from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Summary More than 20 million people in the U.S., and many more worldwide, who have been exposed to asbestos are at risk of developing mesothelioma, a malignant cancer of the membranes that cover the lungs and abdomen that is […]
Mesothelioma Clinical Trials
From time to time we like to highlight the latest in clinical trials for Mesothelioma. As they involve quotes from medical professionals and extracts and quotes from academic reports and journals, we publish the article as it was originally written at asbestos.com brought to you by The Mesothelioma Center. A much-anticipated, phase III clinical trial […]
Asbestos Testing Costs 2020
The average for asbestos testing is about $496, with a typical range around $224 and $806. It may cost as low as $90 or high as $1,992. Testing costs increase with the buildings size and how complex the project is. From around the 1900’s to around the 1970’s, contractors utilized this natural silicate in homes for its insulating capabilities and […]
Popcorn Ceiling Removal Cost 2020
How much does it cost to remove a popcorn ceiling? You can expect to pay about $1.50 per sq. ft. on average or $1 to $2 per sq. ft. for popcorn ceiling removal that may or may not contain asbestos. According to homeguide.com popcorn ceiling removal costs about $1.50 per sq. ft. with average prices […]
Ten Places You Can Find Asbestos
Asbestos can be found in many unexpected places. Here are ten spots where asbestos may be found where you may not realize it. read on to learn more. Seals And Sealants Asbestos was often used in caulking in windows and doors until the 1970’s. It was also used on furnace doors, gasket seals, old coal […]
Asbestos Tile Removal Cost
Asbestos tile removal costs an average of $3,250 with costs ranging from $1,500 to in excess of $5,000 for the US in 2020. Read on to learn more. An inspection will most likely be needed and a report made to a third party company so levels of asbestos can be confirmed. Once that is done, […]
Is Asbestos In Popcorn Ceilings Safe?
Spray-on popcorn ceilings were immensely popular in the early 1950s to 1980s. Better known as “popcorn ceiling,” “stucco ceiling” and/or even called “cottage cheese ceiling,” this material was generally one to ten percent asbestos. So, it begs the question, is asbestos in popcorn ceilings safe? Identifying Asbestos In Ceilings There are many ways to figure […]
Asbestos And Popcorn Ceilings
Also known as textured or acoustic ceilings, popcorn ceilings are easily recognized because of their bumpy texture. Many popcorn ceilings contain asbestos. read on to learn more. Popcorn ceilings were popular from the 1930’s to the 1990’s for the following reasons: Absorbs echoes and noise Conceals imperfections Cover ceilings that are unfinished Once, Asbestos Was […]
