One potential health hazard associated with indoor air quality is the release of asbestos fibers during home renovation or remodeling activity.
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber .
It has been used in literally thousands of different building materials and consumer products . If they are inhaled, they can become trapped in lung tissue. Safe Behavior Identifying materials that contain asbestos is the first step in protecting yourself. Unless you have product label information available, there isn't really any way to tell whether a particular product or material contains asbestos. If you don't have that information, you'll need to take a sample of the material and send it to a lab.