Before we realised just how dangerous it was, Asbestos was used in many tools and products for hundreds of years. Thanks to it's high fire resistance and tensile strength we used it in a wide range of industries, especially in the early 20th Century. Thankfully, we did realise it's atrocious effect on our health and asbestos has been made illegal in many countries. Unfortunately, however, there are still a few things sticking around where we did use asbestos. We mined and use

Hello! Today I'm going to tell you about a group of chemicals that are formidable in the potential risks they pose to public health. Not only to us humans but often to the devastation of the environment too. It's no secret that chemicals are all around us. You and I are made up of chemicals, and so is the computer or smartphone you're reading this article on. In fact, everything on our planet, living or exanimate, is made up of different combinations of chemicals. They