For information on asbestos, please view the following Web pages:

Pollution, Prevention & Toxics: Asbestos and Vermiculite:
http://www.epa.gov/asbestos

Indoor Air Quality - Asbestos:
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asbestos.html

Asbestos may also occur in drinking water. For information on asbestos in drinking water, please see the Consumer Factsheet on Asbestos at:
http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw000/dwh/c-ioc/asbestos.html

You may also want to contact EPA’s Asbestos Abatement/Management Ombudsman or Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Hotlines. The Asbestos Ombudsman provides information to the public sector, including individual citizens and community services, about the handling, abatement, and management of asbestos in schools, the work place, and the home. Interpretation of the asbestos in schools requirements is also provided.

Asbestos Abatement/Management Ombudsman
1-800-368-5888
Fax: 202-566-1505

Information about EPA asbestos programs can be obtained from the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Hotline as well. This hotline can help you to locate your state government asbestos contact person(s) and can also help with document requests for EPA asbestos publications.
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Hotline
202-554-1404
TDD: 202-554-0551
Fax: 202-554-5603
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For more information on asbestos in drinking water, you may contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline, which provides information about EPA's drinking water regulations and other related drinking water and ground water topics. They can be contacted at:
Phone: 1-800-426-4791
Local calls or International calls: (703) 412-3330
Monday through Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.
Safe Drinking Water Hotline
MC 4606M
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
Web site: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/hotline