Many homes still have asbestos products in them, these range from heaters and fire places to roof tiles. Children play with Asbestos on a daily basis and are exposing themselves to a highly dangerous product that will almost certainly cause cancer and death later in life, if the exposure is high enough. It is reported [...]
May 2006 - The MACK Group, LLC (website http://www.mackgrp.com ) recently completed the asbestos abatement of five (5) buildings located in Belmar, New Jersey. The five buildings consisted of three houses and a one story and three story commercial building. Asbestos abatement needed to be completed on the 5 buildings prior to their demolition. The [...]
For centuries, asbestos was used. Thousands of workers were exposed to the risks of this mineral that has several beneficial properties, but on the other hand can lead people to death.
First, the relation between asbestos and death of some workers wasn’t made clear. The Greek geographer Strabo and the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder [...]
During World War II Asbestos was hailed by many as a miracle mineral. Almost anything could be built or manufactured from this mineral. The building and construction industries used it as an additive to strengthen cement and plastics. Asbestos fibers can be separated into thin threads which do not conduct electricity and [...]
April 4, 2006 - The MACK Group, LLC ( Website: http://www.mackgrp.com ) recently completed an asbestos abatement and fluorescent bulb and ballast recycling project at a former 300,000 sf leather tannery located in Central New Jersey.
The MACK Group, LLC completed the asbestos abatement and fluorescent bulb and ballast recycling project at a former leather [...]
Mesothelioma is only one of the asbestos-related diseases, but it is the most serious among them because it can be a deadly form of cancer that affects workers who have been working unprotected in an asbestos environment.
Mesothelioma cases in the States are still rare. It is estimated that there are about 2,000-3,000 new [...]
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer which is generally caused due to the exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma is a critical form of cancer which generally affects the lungs of the human organism. Mostly those people who are very much prone to the exposure of asbestos in their day to day life will lead to get [...]
Asbestos, a naturally occurring complex silicate, was extensively used in many industries, including insulation in ship building, manufacture of brake linings, and automobiles. Asbestos is a common name given to a group of six fibrous minerals which have their existence in two general forms, friable and non-friable. The toxic effects induced by Asbestos inhalation include [...]
It is very difficult to identify the presence of asbestos by eye. As a general rule, certain building materials installed before the late 1980s may contain asbestos. However, the only way to be certain is to have a sample of the material analysed by a laboratory. Contact the national Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) for [...]
Asbestos is a mineral form of impure magnesium silicate. It is mostly used in large industries as fireproofing material, electrical insulation, building material, brake linings and chemical filters. Asbestos has been established as the sole cause of mesothelioma, a type of cancer found rarely in the general population. It is observed that exposure to asbestos [...]
