Tag Archives: South Africa
Gardener Alert: Soil Conditioners May Contain Asbestos
Most people, hearing the word ‘asbestos’, think of floor or roofing tiles, or the gray stuff wrapped around pipes on older boilers. Few realize that vermiculite, a common soil conditioner used by indoor and outdoor gardeners alike, may contain asbestos as well. It comes in the form of vermiculite, a soil additive mined from natural [...]
Pollution from Asbestos Mines Taking Toll on South Africa
Two of South Africa’s most recent victims of asbestos related diseases highlight the dangers of contamination from old asbestos mines. The victims, a 19-year-old and a 60-year-old man from Kuruman, died from pollution attributed to a local asbestos mine and mill. Asbestos mining was a big business in South Africa and the material was used [...]
