Asbestos Links and Information In 1989, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) imposed a ban on the manufacturing and use of almost all asbestos-containing materials within the United States. In 1991, a federal circuit court remanded parts of the ban allowing continued manufacturing and use of certain asbestos-containing products in the U.S. USEPA provides a summary discussion of the asbestos ban and phase-outs in effect at the following link:
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/asbestos/pubs/ban.html.
Asbestos Containing Materials Note: The following list does not include every product/material that may contain asbestos. It is intended as a general guide to show which types of materials may contain asbestos.
Worried about Mold? The following web address will link you to an on-line pamphlet produced
by the EPA. It will give you an introduction to molds and instructions for basic
mold cleanup.
EPA Mold Information