To enhance public awareness of the dangers of asbestos in the home, the University of Idaho, in conjunction with the Utah Bureau of Air Quality, has established a toll-free Asbestos Information Hotline for residents of Utah, 1-800-541-4406.
Eighty percent of American homes built before 1979 contain asbestos - a known carcinogen - in one form or another.Calls will be taken weekdays between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.