TESTS for deadly asbestos dust in homes could lead to planning controls being slapped on properties near the sites of old factories in Brisbane. Officers from Workplace Health and Safety Queensland ...

New Delhi, Feb. 6: The ministry of chemicals and fertilisers is attempting to tamper with a study on the safety of white asbestos, a material widely used in India but banned by 40 countries because of ...

Tennessee contractors often lack the employment records needed to prove asbestos exposure and secure medical care.

The $9 million two-year trial aims to limit illegal dumping of the deadly substance.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cleckheaton residents are urging Kirklees Council to halt work on a major housing development after asbestos dust was found in ...

Tons of dust from the mangled World Trade Center towers contain cancer-causing asbestos – and federal officials want to use Superfund money to help clean it up. Tests on debris from the wreckage show ...