The Brockovich of Brazil By Jim Morris July 21, 2010 Tangling with the asbestos industry in Brazil is not for the faint of heart. Federal labor inspector Fernanda Giannasi knows this better than ...

Q: From time to time, your column addresses the subject of asbestos, and you sometimes refer to building materials as “possibly containing asbestos.” As a home inspector, I've always tried to ...

Inspection and testing costs range from $100 to $750, depending on how many areas you want an inspector to check and how easy it is to collect samples. It’s trickier to be certain if your home ...

The smoldering ruins of the former Younkers building is considered to be an asbestos contaminated site and will require specialized removal, a state inspector said today. And while proper cleanup ...

Inspectors also surveyed the building's ground and first floors for possible asbestos-containing materials within insulation and found 40 percent of bulk samples collected tested positive.

However, it’s unlikely that asbestos will ever completely vanish from Fall River, according to city building inspector Glenn Hathaway.

Asbestos Exposure Reported at West LA Apartment Building Asbestos is a known carcinogen By Toni Guinyard and Sydney Kalich • Published June 21, 2018 • Updated on June 21, 2018 at 2:38 pm ...

Asked why the city provides building permits without asking applicants to show that an asbestos survey has been done, when a project requires it, Port Jervis interim building inspector James Farr ...

Protocol There is no thorough inventory of all suspected asbestos containing materials in the buildings and facilities at Purdue. Assume that all building materials are asbestos containing unless ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A state inspector says the fire-gutted Younkers building downtown is an asbestos-contaminated site and will require specialized removal. Tom Wuehr of the Iowa Department of ...