This type of insulation was then used for insulating walls, floors, pipes, ductwork, and beams. In the early 1970s, researchers discovered that asbestos-containing materials adversely affected ...

The asbestos is found in vermiculite made by the W.R. Grace Co., which is used in everything from potting soil to insulation. The Health Service says even casual handling of the material could ...

Because of its heat-blocking properties, asbestos was very popular as a form of insulation, especially in buildings built between 1930 and 1950. It was blown into walls and attics, sprayed on ...

Today, asbestos can still be found within insulation and popcorn ceilings, hiding in walls only to be discovered during a home renovation or the replacement of a waterline. And when it’s found ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday that it will immediately remove asbestos-contaminated insulation from the attics and walls of hundreds of homes in the tiny northwestern ...

Asbestos may still be present in the following: roofing and siding shingles car clutches and brakes attic and wall insulation that contains vermiculite textured paint oil and coal furnaces ...

Asbestos is an insulation that was used for construction ... In some, it was in plaster used in walls or ceilings, while in others, asbestos was found around the boiler room.

Before the 1970s, asbestos was widely used in buildings for fireproofing, thermal and acoustical insulation ... in artificial fireplace embers and wall patching compounds.