SUZU, Ishikawa -- Crocidolite, a highly carcinogenic type of asbestos, has been found exposed at a hotel damaged by the January 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake and subsequent heavy rains in ...

Fuyushi Nagakura, secretary-general of the Tokyo-based nonprofit Asbestos Center, points to crocidolite on the beams and columns at Hotel Kairakuso in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on April 10 ...

Micronite filters, which use crocidolite asbestos, were exclusively used in Kent cigarettes from 1952 to 1956. Crocidolite is a blue asbestos matching the viral photographs shared on social media.

There are three main types that have been used commercially – crocidolite (blue asbestos), amosite (brown asbestos) and chrysotile (white asbestos). The difference between these types has to do ...

“But we do know that an expert has identified a crocidolite asbestos fiber in Mr. Lanzo’s tissue,” she said. “Crocidolite is associated with commercial products — that’s well documented.

Of this, 13 contain crocidolite, which is known as the most serious as it can puncture the lining of the lungs, causing long-lasting damage. Shadow cabinet member for education Councillor Peter ...