Many veterans worked in places where asbestos was normal, such as shipyards, engine rooms, boiler rooms, hangars, motor pools ...

A jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay about $1.56 billion to a Maryland woman who blamed the company’s talc-based baby powder for causing her asbestos-linked cancer, the largest such verdict for an ...

Talc is a naturally occurring, soft silicate mineral that is mined from the earth. Its chemical name is hydrous magnesium silicate. In finely powdered form, talc absorbs moisture well and helps cut ...

A cargo ship carrying asbestos-containing wind turbine lift brake pads is docked at the port of Geelong in south-west Victoria. Energy company Vestas says it placed the order for lift brake pads from ...

Asbestos exposure remains a critical public health concern in the United States due to its well-established link with mesothelioma. Understanding how risk is estimated and how modern advancements are ...

Some of the coloured sand found to contain asbestos has been traced to a quarry in China, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). "We understand that there is a ...

Multiple schools and early learning centers in the Australian Capital Territory have shut on Friday after asbestos was found in colored sand used for children's art and sensory play. At least one ...

Mineral analytic laboratories define control reference ranges to interpret the significance of an individual’s prior exposures. Control reference ranges are internally compiled and defined for two ...

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, asbestos “that is in good condition and left undisturbed” doesn’t pose a health risk. However, actions that interfere with asbestos, like ...

Whether the southwest portion of the Illinois Beach Nature Preserve at the Illinois Beach State Park is ever open to the public remains a question, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...