Asbestos under your tiles isn't ideal, but it's not dangerous as long as it can't become airborne.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asbestos was once thought of as something of a wonder material. It increases durability, it's a good insulator, and it's ...

Question: I’m taking up a tile floor and need to dispose of it. I’m not sure if it’s asbestos tile or not. How and where can I dispose of it? Answer: There are two kinds of asbestos: friable, which is ...

Q: Our home is about 60 years old house and has asbestos floor tiles under the carpets. Now that we're selling, our agent wants us to list these tiles on our disclosure statement. She says this kind ...

Karen Lee Morrissette, MD, explores the impact of administrative and legal issues on the identification and prevention of asbestos-related diseases ...

Asbestos is the name for six kinds of minerals found naturally in the earth. They're made up of bundles of fibers that are flexible, lightweight, and resistant to heat, fire, chemicals, and ...

Manhattan Beach school officials are trying to determine how a work crew was unaware of the asbestos contained in tiles it was grinding in the Mira Costa High School library — without appropriate ...

Asbestos was once thought of as something of a wonder material. It increases durability, it's a good insulator, and it's fire-resistant. From the 1920s onwards, it was added to floor and ceiling tiles ...