By the 1970s, over 1,400 million pounds of asbestos were used annually in America. A large portion of this material was ...

Former President Joe Biden's administration banned "ongoing uses" of the last form of asbestos permitted in the United States.

Chrysotile asbestos is found in products like brake blocks, asbestos diaphragms and sheet gaskets and was banned under the Toxic Substances Control Act, which was broadened in 2016. When the ban was ...

People can be exposed to asbestos mainly if they are part of the automotive or construction industry. The mineral is widely used in insulation, automotive parts like brake pads, and building materials ...

More madness from across the water. From the New York Times: The Trump administration plans to reconsider a ban on the last type of asbestos still used in the United States, according to a court ...

With the ban, the US joined over 50 other countries around the world that had banned its use due to health risks. Generally, ...

Known as “white” asbestos, chrysotile asbestos is banned in more than 50 countries for its link to lung cancer and mesothelioma, a cancer that forms in the lining of internal organs. White asbestos, ...

This resulted in the motor industry designing new brake pad linings, including non-asbestos organic (NAO) pads commonly used in vehicles today. We compared the harmfulness of dust from the wear of ...