Question: I’m taking up a tile floor and need to dispose of it. I’m not sure if it’s asbestos tile or not. How and where can I dispose of it? Answer: There are two kinds of asbestos: friable, which is ...

Demolition of the Sellersville Fire Company station on Main Street was halted Tuesday because the contractor, Haines & Kibblehouse of Skippack, didn’t want to knock down the building while it had ...

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral found in rocks and soil. Its strong fibers, resistance to heat, and anti-corrosive properties are why it was used for various building materials, but its ...

Asbestos floor tiles in 12 John M. Grasse Elementary School classrooms have to be removed and replaced, Director of Operations Jeff Loeffler told the Pennridge School Board Facilities Committee March ...

A renovation project at Ormond Beach Memorial Hospital has uncovered asbestos floor tiles, forcing administrators to spend an extra $100,000 to get rid of them. Clark Christianson, hospital ...

Asbestos floor tiles must be removed from Andrew High School and the school cleaned by a contractor before construction crews can resume work on an ongoing renovation project, the Illinois Department ...

Air samples taken at T.C. Walker Elementary School before and after workers removed asbestos-laden tiles from the gym showed no health hazard, James C. Camp, the director of maintenance and ...

Workers trying to remove a mildew odor from an area of Howard High School inadvertently uncovered asbestos floor tiles in a classroom last week, forcing the room to be closed temporarily while the ...

Floor tiles containing asbestos were removed from East Elementary in Jackson before construction started this summer. A printed email was sent home Wednesday to inform parents of asbestos being in the ...