Asbestos Contractor Helps with Manassas VA Storm Clean Up
As we've seen, summer storms can cause a lot of damage to your Manassas VA home - and depending on the age of your home, that damage may expose you to asbestos. Buildings that have been damaged can produce a range of materials that may be hazardous including asbestos, home or industrial cleaning products, insulation, old lead paint and other materials that may contain lead.
Elevated concentrations of airborne asbestos can occur if asbestos-containing materials in many older homes are disturbed. Pipe or other insulation, ceiling tiles, exterior siding, roof shingles and sprayed-on soundproofing are just some of the materials found in older homes that may contain asbestos.
Buildings constructed before 1980 are more likely to contain asbestos. Airborne asbestos can cause lung cancer and mesothelioma, a cancer of the chest and abdominal linings. Lead is a highly toxic metal which produces a range of adverse health effects, particularly in young children. Many homes built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint. Disturbance or removal of materials containing lead-based paint may result in elevated concentrations of lead dust in the air.
If you have an older home that has storm damage, please call Envirotex, the licensed asbestos contractor in Manassas VA. Serving Manassas, and all of the Washington, DC metro area, Envirotex is the area's premier asbestos testing and removal contractors.
