Asbestos Warning For Floor Coverings

[Daniel Wachtel]

If you want to remove anything from your floor that has black residue it may contain asbestos.

It is best to hire a licensed and highly qualified professional company to both inspect and determine if the material is asbestos and remove this material if it is asbestos.

Many local and state rules apply to the proper removal, handling and disposal of asbestos.

Improperly dealt with asbestos subjects yourself to hazards to which you should not be subjected to and fines imposed by local government agencies to which you may not be aware of.

As advised, it is is your own best interests to hire a professional company that specializes in the handling of this material.

Asbestos is always considered dangerous.

Asbestos: A Home owners Guide.

http://yosemite.epa.gov/r5/r5ard.ns...76?OpenDocument

Asbestos: What you should know: Asbestos is a hazardous material that can cause serious disease when inhaled. Anytime it is disturbed, it becomes airborne. Then it can be inhaled.

http://www.lungusa.org/air/air00_aesbestos.html#what

Asbestos:What you don't know can hurt you and others: the fibers are easily transported home on your clothes and in your vehicle after working with Asbestos. The fibers stay airborne for a long time. Asbestos does not go away, it stays around for many years. Asbestos is in thousands of products throughout the country.

http://www.lungusa.org/air/air00_ae...html#protecting

More information: http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/asbestos.htm