Naturally-Occurring Asbestos - Publications & Maps

Asbestos Fact Sheets

• General Information Fact Sheet
• Fact Sheet #1: Health Information on Asbestos
• Fact Sheet #2: School Advisory for Naturally-Occurring Asbestos
• Fact Sheet #3: Ways to Control Naturally-Occurring Asbestos Dust
• Fact Sheet #4: Naturally-Occurring Asbestos Around Your Home
• Fact Sheet #5: Monitoring for Asbestos

• Self-Inspection Handbook on Naturally-Occuring Asbestos
• Homeowners and Renters Pamphlet on Asbestos-Containing Rock and Soil

California Geological Survey - Asbestos Reports, Maps, and Guidelines for Geologic Investigations

• Relative Likelihood for the Presence of Naturally Occuring Asbestos in Eastern Sacramento County, California, Special Report 192
• Relative Likelihood for the Presence of Naturally Occuring Asbestos in Placer County, California, Special Report 190
• Preliminary Report on Using Imaging Spectroscopy to Map Ultramafic Rocks, Serpentinites, and Tremolite-Actinolite-Bearing Rocks in California - Geologic Hazards Investigation 2004-01
• Guidelines for Geologic Investigations of Naturally Occurring Asbestos in California, Special Publication 124
• A General Location Guide for Ultramafic Rocks in California - Areas Likely to Contain Naturally Occuring Asbestos, 2000, Map scale 1:1,100,000, Open-File Report 2000-19
• Areas More Likely to Contain Natural Occurrences of Asbestos in Western El Dorado County, California, Open File Report 2000-02

• Public Advisory