Asbestos testing / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...asbestos fibers. Why was asbestos from the Libby mine so common? While Canada had major asbestos mines, particularly in Quebec, which produced chrysotile asbestos for a wide range of building materials, these mines were not the source of asbestos-contaminated vermiculite. The vast majority of vermiculite insulation sol...

...asbestos were wide ranging; below see a list of when asbestos was phased out of various building materials. Asbestos covered ducts found during a renovation project waiting for asbestos abatement specialists for safe removal When and how to carry out testing for asbestos If your home was built before 1999, be sure to...