Chrysotile asbestos is the only kind of asbestos still used in the U.S. and is linked to nearly 40,000 deaths every year. It has also been known to cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, and ovarian ...

Within the serpentine subgroup we find chrysotile, which is commonly known as “white asbestos”. A characteristic of the serpentine asbestos is that it has a more curled shape to the fibers ...

What I have here looks just like a generic rock, but it's actually pretty dangerous. All of the white stuff is actually asbestos, which is horrible to breathe in.

Half of them are probably dead now.' Terry Cowell, a former heating engineer, 77, shudders at the memory of his younger self, ripping off white asbestos ropes and pale brown lagging to get to the ...

The government said many parts of the NHS estate date from an era when asbestos was widely used but it is considered safe if left undisturbed. The Health and Safety Executive says white asbestos ...