The Environmental Protection Agency will not evaluate the health risks of asbestos already in the environment when evaluating the dangers associated with it, Scott Pruitt announced quietly last week.

The hidden structure of plastics. Semi-crystalline plastics, which make up the majority of our daily use (accounting for 75 to 80% of our consumption), owe their properties to a unique molecular ...

The main minerals in the tailings there are plagioclase feldspars, which hold magnesium and calcium in a tight chemical structure, making them less reactive than other types of mine waste.

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Once widely used in construction projects across the UK, asbestos has been fully banned since 1999. The dangers of this ...

The agency is also drafting a risk evaluation for other types of asbestos fibers that are no longer used but may be still present in buildings and consumer products. Chemical & Engineering News ...

Exposure to asbestos is known to cause lung cancer, mesothelioma and other cancers, and it is linked to more than 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.