What is asbestos?

HEPA Environmental Services, Inc.

It’s hard to watch late night TV without seeing one of those asbestos commercials from a law firm wanting to know if you are sick.  This has raised some awareness and has prompted some questions from clients and friends.  Awareness is a good thing, at least people are asking questions (ignorance is not bliss).  Most…

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To test or not to test?

HEPA Environmental Services, Inc.

“My house is newer so I don’t have to test for asbestos, right?” WRONG! There is no magic date in which asbestos was no longer used.  In fact, asbestos is not completely banned in the United States. Only 10 asbestos containing products are currently banned; the other several thousand are legal.  If you go to…

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Do you have questions about Vermiculite?

HEPA Environmental Services, Inc.

You came to the right place! We have been removing asbestos for over 11 years and vermiculite has continued to grow as an asbestos issue.  We have climbed into many attics all over Ohio and I wanted to share what we have learned and help out as much as possible. If you want to learn…

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Is asbestos falling through the cracks In Ohio?

HEPA Environmental Services, Inc.

Is asbestos falling through the cracks In Ohio? A Crack in the Asbestos Detection Process A subtle change in asbestos sampling and reporting has happened in Ohio and it’s allowing asbestos to “fall through the cracks.” It once was that during a typical survey, the licensed Evaluation Specialist (ES) would inspect areas such as finished…

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