“When a bomb turns an entire building into rubble, the concrete is smashed into pieces. Everything from pieces of asbestos to old sofa cushions ends up mixed together”, Professor Matti Kuittinen, an ...

An exclusive DW investigation has uncovered asbestos dangers in Turkey's quake aftermath. Health experts are deeply concerned for residents. Asbestos is putting them at risk of cancer, including the ...

Japanese workers tackling the Herculean task of clearing millions of tonnes of debris from last month's earthquake and tsunami also face health risks from asbestos and dioxins. The destruction wrought ...

Asbestos fibers in the air and rubble following the collapse of the World Trade Center is adding to fears in the aftermath of Tuesday’s terrorist attack. The true tragedy in the asbestos story, though ...

SENDAI, Japan – Inside the chunks of slate and wallboard smashed and scattered by Japan's tsunami hides a health risk that has been overshadowed by contamination from a leaking nuclear plant: the ...

Israel's destructive military campaign in Gaza has released a silent killer: asbestos. The mineral, once widely-used in building materials, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can ...

THOUSANDS of tons of rubble from what was once one of the world's biggest asbestos factories are being carted through the streets of Greater Manchester - despite a last ditch appeal for the operation ...

Rubble contaminated with asbestos at a council-owned recycling depot needs to be removed from dozens of Fleurieu Peninsula properties. Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority (FWRA) has set aside $300,000 ...

ASBESTOS from an illegally demolished Carlton pub remains at a western suburbs property declared safe by the Environment Protection Authority Victoria just days earlier. In an embarrassment to the EPA ...