In the past asbestos was a commonly used building material and there are still many places where undisturbed asbestos remains in buildings. When natural disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes or fires destroy buildings containing asbestos the asbestos becomes exposed. This means that people may come into contact with asbestos, or other hazards, through the water or […]
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Environmental Lead Poisoning
Lead has been banned in piping and paint because of the dangers of lead to human health. These dangers are the reason we work hard to remove lead from homes and other places people may come into contact with it unnecessarily. Lead isn’t rare, in fact, it’s found pretty much everywhere (source). However, when humans […]