If your home was built before the 1970s, there's a good chance that your old roof may contain traces of asbestos. Although asbestos hasn't been banned entirely in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strictly enforces a ban on asbestos as insulation. Any form of asbestos must be removed from the structure with the help of certified removal services. Apparently, as Pat Guth for the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance news section reports, one Omaha-based company didn't. The health risks of asbestos only began to call the attention of doctors in 1906, when autopsy on a deceased worker found that he had died from lung fibrosis. Asbestos was mainly used for insulation not just for buildings but also for medieval armor. Asbestos bans began as early as 1973, but it wasn't until 1978 that the ban covered most products containing asbestos. Given the serious health risks credited with handling asbestos, old commercial and residential roofing in Omaha must be handled with ca
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