asbestos
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The testing revealed that many homes were contaminated with unsafe levels of lead, asbestos, chromium, and other toxic substances, the county said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
“My constituents shouldn’t have to walk back into homes with lead and asbestos because an insurance company won’t pay for the test that would prove it’s there,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Caroline was mostly a stay at home mum and the family hadn't heard of mesothelioma before, but quickly learned it likely came from asbestos fibres she will have unknowingly breathed in many years before.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
"We never lived in any houses that would have had asbestos in."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The harpies washed with lava instead of water, to get that extra-dean sparkle and kill ninety-nine point nine percent of all germs, so Annabeth and I had to wear asbestos gloves and aprons.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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