DeAnna asked: I know I have caught myself picking at my polish with my teeth back when I used to bite my nails, a bad habit I finally broke!! I just recently found out that most nail polishes contain formaldehyde, and I know it has birth defects.
I was just wondering if formaldehyde in nail [...]

alan.horridge asked: After my grandfather past away many years ago I began coughing up a whitish, yellowish mucous. This has been going on for a year or two. I had been taking care of him for over ten years. My grandfather had lung cancer & worked in chemical plants with asbestos. [...]

june asked: Some pieces of my popcorn ceiling fell off while I was hanging something up and I’m very worried that I inhaled some of it. I’m not 100% sure if it has asbestos in it or not, it’s a very old apartment building in san diego.
Am I going to get cancer for inhaling a [...]

i_awake asked: Partially due to the neglegence of my employer, I accidentally walked into a building that was taped off for asbestos removal for approximately 1- 2 minutes. Should I have reason for concern or am I overreacting?

meri-go-round asked: For my lab at school, we’re examining specimens that have been treated with formaldehyde. After each of my labs I’ve noticed that i get indigestion or at least something that feels an awful lot like it. My symptoms last for 1-2 days after my lab.

jackbondnj asked: Are Formic acid and Formaldehyde truly productions of the body? If so, are they still harmful if someone consumes too much? (I’m writing a research report and I MUST know this or all my proof will be void.) Please, also state how you know the answer you give.

ngreenga53 asked: I don’t smoke and was diagnosed with emphysema and like to know if it is caused by asbestosis.