If a grayish, pebble-like substance lurks silently in the attic of an older home, ignorance on the part of the owner will not work out to be bliss. In some homes built between 1919 and 1990, ...

Contaminants in water are classified into different types based on their physical and chemical properties. Thus, more than one type of sorbents may be needed for their removal. In this article, a ...

More than one-quarter of tested workers at an Ohio manufacturing plant historically exposed to asbestos-containing vermiculite ore exhibited signs of scarring of the chest wall lining, or pleural ...

LIBBY - A combination of soil removal and containment should be used to keep asbestos that is still in the ground from reaching the air near two former vermiculite processing areas in Libby, the ...

GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Sandy Hill Elementary will be closed until Monday because vermiculite was found at the school. Construction contractors at the school found traces of vermiculite, a ...

Background: Libby, Montana, was home to the largest vermiculite ore mine in the United States. The processing, use, and transport of the ore, which was contaminated with amphibole asbestos, led to ...

Consider vermiculite's pros and cons so you can decide if it's the right choice for the plants you want to grow. Vermiculite is a natural material commonly used in potting soil or by itself to help ...

A MARKED effect of the ammonium ion on release and fixation of potassium by vermiculite has been shown by many workers. The presence of ammonium ions in an extracting solution inhibits the removal of ...