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| vermiculite | 11/17/2009 |
Q: I have found your other answers reassuring, hoping you can do the same for my situation. We have on ...
A: Please do not be panicky or frantic about this. (You are getting a survey? I wonder what type of ...
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| asbestos risk - ceiling light | 9/23/2009 |
Q: About 20 years ago I was fixing my ceiling light in my bedroom and a large amount of asbestos dust ...
A: Well this is an easy one for me to answer. First - It is impossible to identify asbestos by the ...
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| exposure | 8/17/2009 |
Q: Jane, I forgot to add that they children were not present 12 yrs. ago when we moved in. It was 4-5 ...
A: Lori, Asbestos has been around us for a long, long time. Asbestos is still found in car brake ...
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| exposure | 8/17/2009 |
Q: I am so worried about possible exposure _ 12 yrs. ago we bought a home that was built in 1959 in Ca. ...
A: Lori, I replied to your questions using your second submittal, and I'm glad you liked my responses. ...
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| Asbestos in the basement | 7/31/2009 |
Q: I am not sure that you received the first question. I hope that you can answer this question. I ...
A: No, I'm sorry but for some reason I did not get the first question. Those percentages are very ...
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| popcorn ceilings | 6/29/2009 |
Q: What should I do about popcorn ceilings that exist in my master bedroom? If know that I can get them ...
A: Jackie, You are right...go with your gut feeling. If it is intact, then don't worry about it and ...
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| Metal Fumes | 6/24/2009 |
Q: I have an electric ceramic kiln in my english basement(can not enter from living area, but is ...
A: Unfortunately I cnnot answer your question. I am an asbestos expert listed under a broader catgory ...
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| asbestos exposure in home during construction | 5/31/2009 |
Q: I am so worried and would appreciate any sound wisdom. we are building a bathroom addition to our ...
A: Ah, okay. I understand now. But.......2 hours doesn't give us much of a time-weighted average. ...
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| asbestos exposure in home during construction | 5/31/2009 |
Q: I am so worried and would appreciate any sound wisdom. we are building a bathroom addition to our ...
A: Okay, I will assume you had the insulation tested. But I will say again, to the naked eye, some ...
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| house near asbestos roof | 5/29/2009 |
Q: I am writing from UK. I am renting a room in not very nice location. Opposite to my house are some ...
A: Simon, We could go on and on.....I repeat.....if this roofing material does have asbestos, it is ...
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| house near asbestos roof | 5/28/2009 |
Q: I am writing from UK. I am renting a room in not very nice location. Opposite to my house are some ...
A: Simon, Let's approach this logically. How do you know the roof facing your house is an asbestos ...
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| asbestos exposure in home during construction | 5/27/2009 |
Q: I am so worried and would appreciate any sound wisdom. we are building a bathroom addition to our ...
A: Okay, let's approach this logically. First of all no one can identify asbestos insulation unless ...
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| Possible hazzard | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I am not sure if I have gone to the right place. Hopefully you can help me or direct me to someone ...
A: Oh goodness. That sounds like a sticky situation. First I am not an expert in all of this. I am ...
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| environmenthazard management consultancy | 3/8/2009 |
Q: Is there any environment hazard/waste management company or consultancy firm exist?which provides ...
A: Well, I am an asbestos expert...but I also happen to know that there are companies and consultants ...
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| asbestos tiles | 2/26/2009 |
Q: My question is if there are asbestos tiles in a building which have been damaged by water or just ...
A: Asbestos tiles are only a health hazard if they become "friable". This is the term used in the ...
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| Removal and demolishing of mobile home | 12/19/2008 |
Q: I am trying to determine if a permit is needed for the removal and destruction of a mobile home (may ...
A: First, if I were you, I would take insulation samples of about a cubic inch and have a local lab ...
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| insulation in mobile homes | 8/24/2008 |
Q: My parents live next to a mobile home park in NY state that was emptied out of tenants. Most of the ...
A: Well, I am an expert on asbestos. Yes, there is asbestos in some insulations, but I sure can't say ...
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| Insualtion | 8/13/2008 |
Q: Driving through a trailer park, I found a lot that has had a trailer removed. There is insulation ...
A: Well......you have to find out what kind of insulation it is before anyone can determine if it is a ...
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| Asbestos Shingles | 7/2/2008 |
Q: About 15 years ago I lived in a house with asbestos shingles. The surface of the shingles were ...
A: Cyn, Well, I'm sure a CT Scan wouldn't ever hurt.....but I doubt it will be deemed medically ...
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| contamination? | 3/17/2008 |
Q: Jane, You are just the person I need to speak with. I am so greatful right now, for finding you on ...
A: Leah, Asbestos Abatement contractors use the plastic as a containment barrier and the plastic ...
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| contamination? | 3/16/2008 |
Q: Jane, You are just the person I need to speak with. I am so greatful right now, for finding you on ...
A: Leah, First, before I go into a long explanation, let me say you can touch asbestos without fear. I ...
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| Fiberglass and cancer | 1/27/2008 |
Q: I was hoping maybe you could help me with this..My husband just installed a new dishwasher today. ...
A: Jen, I myself would not be concerned about this. BUT PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE RESPONSE. If there was ...
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| zero risk workplace | 11/9/2007 |
Q: i'm an occupational health an safety student and my qustion is do you think that a "zero-risk" ...
A: Ronnie, I'll have to figure something out to get my listing changed. I keep getting Occupational ...
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| ayuda | 10/10/2007 |
Q: as you probably know I work for a pharmaceutical plant and the other day I guy came from Panama to ...
A: I did not probably know that you work for a pharmeceutical company. How could I? Also, I am sorry ...
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| Asbestos in a landfill | 9/28/2007 |
Q: I worked in a landfill for over four years and it took in a lot of friable asbestos and the bags got ...
A: Russell: 1. You are right, it IS not right what they have done. If the bags broke open and you were ...
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