MTA officials on Tuesday moved to shut down a set of ventilation units containing asbestos-laced cloth at the sprawling East New York bus depot in Brooklyn, sources said. The move comes a day after ...

Asbestos, known for causing mesothelioma, was used in a wide range of products in the 20th century. Asbestos was used in a wide range of products … ...

Asbestos-laced cloth will be isolated from the ventilation system at one of the city’s biggest bus depots, the Daily News has learned. Contractors on Friday will begin encapsulating the cloth, a ...

Asbestos continues to represent a considerable threat to the health of construction workers and the population at large. Though some applications for asbestos have been banned in the United States, ...

To understand the reasoning behind the use of asbestos in modern building construction, it is best to begin as far back as the evidence allows. Learning about the historical uses of this primeval ore ...

A very medically and socially compelling perspective appeared in an editorial in the August 15 New England Journal of Medicine. The title is “A Most Reckless Proposal — A Plan to Continue the Use of ...

Asbestos (asbestos) is regarded as a harmful substance because it causes lung cancer when a large amount of airborne fibers are inhaled, and in recent years it has been prohibited to use it in many ...